Ramadan begins in the Muslim world
11 march 2024 - 12:58:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims in the world, began officially on Monday. While some countries started [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso expects 595,000 tonnes of seed cotton for this year’s agricultural campaign
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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of good conditions for pilgrims
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Libya at the 25th Oran Crafts Fair in Algeria
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Maritime tribunal makes ‘unprecedented’ ruling obliging countries to reduce emissions
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EU underlines rights for all regardless of sexual orientation
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Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to CAR marks latest milestone for child survival
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
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Free WiFi initiative launched in South Africa’s Northern Cape
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims in the world, began officially on Monday. While some countries started [...] Full text...
UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December
01 january 2024 - 08:24:06New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...
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UN News looks ahead to 2024: January to June
31 december 2023 - 07:36:38New York, US (PANA) - In 2024, the UN will once again be at the heart of international efforts to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
18 november 2023 - 06:03:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
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New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
23 september 2023 - 05:36:18New York, US (PANA) - Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday [...] Full text...
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China, South Africa to co-operate with space venture
12 september 2023 - 12:17:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Representatives of the space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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AfDB announces $1 billion to boost access to climate finance for Africa’s youths
06 september 2023 - 16:43:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has announced a new $1 billion fund to accelerate [...] Full text...
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NASA delegation visits South Africa
31 july 2023 - 09:33:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A delegation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives has arrived in South [...] Full text...
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Combating drought, one garden at a time (A WFP feature)
18 june 2023 - 04:48:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is [...] Full text...
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2023 U-17 AFCON: Ambitious Alio now targets title with Burkina Faso
12 may 2023 - 06:57:33Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Souleymane Alio of Burkina Faso is confident that the team have shown their capabilities to challenge [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper highlights impact of armed conflict in Sudan on Libya
28 april 2023 - 19:42:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deteriorating security situation in Sudan arising from the ongoing power struggles that have started to [...] Full text...
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Libyans divided over date of Eid-al-Fitr celebration
21 april 2023 - 15:50:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A dispute arose Thursday in Libya over the appearance of the Shawal crescent moon marking the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister instructs activation of seismic monitoring network in Libya
24 february 2023 - 14:28:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Friday gave instructions for the [...] Full text...
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ICC investigation sought over South Sudanese conflict
20 february 2023 - 14:34:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global law firm has requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin an immediate inquiry [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s independence and the curse of duality (News analysis by Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent )
01 january 2023 - 13:52:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sixty-seven years have now elapsed since Sudan gained its independence from the condominium colonization on 1 [...] Full text...
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Unity among nations, in push for greater space security at UN-led talks
14 may 2022 - 05:42:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-led push to prevent an arms race in outer space has received wide-ranging support and participation [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for unity to ‘build a peaceful world’, ahead of Ramadan
02 april 2022 - 07:48:48New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday [...] Full text...
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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground
20 march 2022 - 05:55:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...
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UN says dozens of civilians killed in Darfur in renewed violence
12 march 2022 - 14:12:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations on Saturday expressed deep concern following unrest in the Darfur region of Western Sudan [...] Full text...
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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability
03 february 2022 - 15:00:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...
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Authorities urged to protect women, children following violence in Sudan
24 december 2021 - 07:41:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN [...] Full text...
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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations
21 december 2021 - 19:11:03Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...
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Clashes displace thousands in Darfur; 6.2 million will need assistance next year
07 december 2021 - 18:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, rubbishes Lagos EndSARS panel report, says its ‘triumph of fake news’
23 november 2021 - 16:30:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday said the report of the [...] Full text...
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Massive South African diamond for auction in July
02 june 2021 - 13:59:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An enormous 39 carat rare blue diamond discovered at Pretoria’s Cullinan Diamond Mine in [...] Full text...
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Muslims in Rwanda begin Ramadan on April 13
13 april 2021 - 13:11:30Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Muslims in Rwanda began the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday and the country's Mufti, [...] Full text...
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African presidents, global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa
07 april 2021 - 13:58:29Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian diplomat expected to head Mali UN peacekeepers
16 february 2021 - 10:52:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mauritanian diplomat, El Ghassim Wane, is expected to head the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Global Centre on Adaption launch African climate adaption initiative
26 january 2021 - 19:33:36Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP) to mobilize US$25 [...] Full text...
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New AfDB-GCA initiative to mobilise US$25 billion for scaling up African climate adaptation
26 january 2021 - 12:56:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwuma A. Adesina announced the launch on Monday of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya says concerted efforts required to protect African farmers from climate change harm
26 january 2021 - 09:08:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual high-level session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 have unanimously called [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication: WHO officials
29 december 2020 - 07:15:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned that the COVID-19 virus is "not necessarily the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Bio-medical expert nabbed in Zambia over fake travellers’ clearance certificates
13 october 2020 - 15:04:12Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has arrested a bio-medical technologist at the country’s second largest [...] Full text...
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190 illegal migrants perish in September off Libyan coast - NGO report
29 september 2020 - 13:03:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -More than 190 illegal migrants perished in September off the Libyan coast, a non-governmental organisation monitoring migrant [...] Full text...
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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health
26 september 2020 - 09:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...
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Global and African Leaders launch GCA Africa at AfDB headquarters
16 september 2020 - 18:13:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Global Center on Adaptation on Wednesday launched its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by [...] Full text...
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Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa
14 september 2020 - 19:31:50Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and 8th Secretary-General of the [...] Full text...
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Eid-el Adha to be celebrated 31 July in Libya
21 july 2020 - 19:27:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will on Friday, 31 July, celebrate the Eid el-Adha commemorating the sheep sacrifice perpetuating the [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates Eid El Fitr
23 may 2020 - 10:55:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali celebrates the Eid El Fitr on Saturday, marking the end of the Muslim fasting month, [...] Full text...
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Libya to celebrate Eid el-Fitr Sunday
22 may 2020 - 23:32:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Eid el Fitr, commemorating the end of Ramadan, month of fasting for Muslims, will be [...] Full text...
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Kipruto's 5km, 10km world records ratified
14 may 2020 - 11:45:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rhonex Kipruto’s world records over 5km (13:18) and 10km (26:24), as well as Sasha Zhoya’s world [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to continue with visa-on-arrival policy for Africans despite coronavirus spread
09 march 2020 - 05:00:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Sunday said that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease hitting nine African countries, it would [...] Full text...
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600,000 Tunisians suffer from 600 rare diseases
01 march 2020 - 12:15:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 600,000 people in Tunisia suffer from 600 rare diseases, 72 of which are [...] Full text...
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Discussions on border issues between Gabon and Equatorial Guinea resume
01 february 2020 - 19:36:11Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the president of the Constitutional Court, Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo Saturday held talks [...] Full text...
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The exchange of cows among the ancestral hard-skinned practices in Burundi (Analysis)
12 january 2020 - 12:11:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One of the notable presidential activities of the week, which is coming to an end, was [...] Full text...
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Road crashes claim 21 lives during Christmas holiday in Zambia
26 december 2019 - 18:42:07Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Twenty-one people died in separate road accidents during the Christmas holiday in Zambia, police here have [...] Full text...
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3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Development opens in Niamey
28 november 2019 - 19:03:27Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The 3rd Continental Summit on Peace, Security and Sustainable Development in Africa opened on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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Qatar finances new tourist complex in southern Tunisia
17 november 2019 - 19:41:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A new high standard tourist complex, financed by Qatar, will be operational in early December in [...] Full text...
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Achieving broadband access for all in Africa comes with a $100bn price tag
17 october 2019 - 19:01:50Washington, US (PANA) - Across Africa, where less than a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Sudan: PM participates in UN General Assembly, but cracks still showing on the wall of isolation
25 september 2019 - 18:49:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since 2009, the Sudanese government is participating massively in the United Nations [...] Full text...
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‘Preserve, revitalize and promote’ indigenous languages, or lose a ‘wealth of traditional knowledge’, UN chief says
10 august 2019 - 07:36:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has underscored the urgency to “preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous [...] Full text...
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'How a South African product played a role in the moon landing'
21 july 2019 - 07:38:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of the landing in moon by American [...] Full text...
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IOM helps stranded Ethiopians return home from Yemen
17 july 2019 - 06:06:39Addis 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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AfDB, Portugal release 470 million dollars for Cape Verde
03 july 2019 - 23:33:02Praia, Cap-e Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Portuguese government have released an amount of 470 [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons UK ambassador to protest “imbalanced positions” towards developments in Khartoum
12 june 2019 - 23:10:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ministry for foreign affairs Wednesday summoned the UK ambassador to the Sudan, Irfan Siddiq, [...] Full text...
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Ramadan begins Monday in Nigeria as moon is sighted
06 may 2019 - 04:32:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Sultan of Sokoto and head of Muslims in Nigeria, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday night announced [...] Full text...
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Ramadan begins in Mali
05 may 2019 - 15:55:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Sunday sent a message of peace and solidarity to Muslims [...] Full text...
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Several Arab countries to begin Ramadan Monday
05 may 2019 - 14:22:27Tunis, 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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Nigerian government, UN condemn killing of two aid workers in Kaduna State
23 april 2019 - 10:51:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has condoled with families of the two aid workers, a Nigerian and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Britain confirms killing of its national, one Nigerian in attack in a resort in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria
22 april 2019 - 16:26:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The British High Commission in Abuja on Sunday confirmed that a British national, Faye Mooney, was [...] Full text...
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Tension threatens honey moon between military and revolutionary elements in Khartoum
22 april 2019 - 15:42:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is brewing between the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Forces for Freedom and Change [...] Full text...
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Britain confirms death of its national, one Nigerian in attack at a resort in Kaduna
22 april 2019 - 07:54:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The British High Commission in Abuja on Sunday confirmed the death of a British national, Faye [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou to host third renewable energies in Africa week in April
13 february 2019 - 10:10:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The third renewable energy and energy of Africa (SEERA) week will be held from 4 [...] Full text...
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Mauritius fixes 15 public holidays in 2019
05 january 2019 - 08:00:38Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government has approved 15 public holidays for 2019, including the first two days [...] Full text...
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Nigerian absence from African Free Trade Agreement worries experts
05 december 2018 - 09:45:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Nigeria has been slow in signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement because the cost of [...] Full text...
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Reduce non-tariff barriers to boost intra-African trade - AfDB
30 november 2018 - 13:27:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Estimates by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) indicate that the African Continental Free Trade [...] Full text...
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2018 African Economic Conference to offer practical solutions - AfDB
30 october 2018 - 19:52:33Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - “The 2018 African Economic Conference (AEC), which will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 3-5 December, [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves strategy to accelerate Eastern Africa transformation
13 october 2018 - 12:06:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying [...] Full text...
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Rwanda hosts 2018 African Economic Conference on regional, continental integration
04 october 2018 - 13:05:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Key development actors, academics, researchers, development partners, politicians and financiers began a 3-day (3-5 Oct.) meeting [...] Full text...
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Global leaders urged to make bold commitments at first-ever UN tuberculosis summit
26 september 2018 - 07:48:32New York, US (PANA) - As global leaders gather for the first-ever United Nations tuberculosis (TB) Summit in New York [...] Full text...
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‘Faith and inspiration’ of late Kofi Annan needed now more than ever – UN chief Guterres
22 september 2018 - 05:02:23New York, US (PANA) - At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday led [...] Full text...
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Verdict against South Sudan soldiers ‘finally delivers justice’ – UN Mission
07 september 2018 - 06:30:19Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has applauded the verdict by a military [...] Full text...
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Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan in Tanzania
14 june 2018 - 19:03:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Muslims in Tanzania will celebrate Eid ul Fitr festival on Friday marking the end [...] Full text...
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AfDB announces Senior Management appointments
05 march 2018 - 14:06:11Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has announced the following [...] Full text...
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UN Charter is ‘our living template’ for tackling global challenges – Guterres
21 february 2018 - 21:33:38New York, US (PANA) - The Principles outlined in the United Nations Charter remain the foundations of international relations and [...] Full text...
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Trump salutes South African-born billionaire
08 february 2018 - 08:55:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US President Donald Trump has saluted South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who this week [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB President, Adesina, wins 2017 World Food Prize
28 june 2017 - 13:11:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For helping Africa get it right in agriculture and making it a key player of [...] Full text...
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Somalia: SRSG Keating congratulates Somalia on end of Ramadan
25 june 2017 - 13:32:24Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, on Sunday congratulated all [...] Full text...
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Libya: UNSMIL head reiterates UN commitment to support Libyan people
25 june 2017 - 07:42:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyans will soon attain the peace they have been seeking, the Head of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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US: AfDB President Adesina receives Life-time Award for Child Nutrition
15 june 2017 - 08:16:50Washington, US (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, was Tuesday honoured with the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Drug-resistant TB continues to be serious health threat - WHO
01 march 2017 - 21:16:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations health agency has stressed the critical need for research and development of new [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Court blocks Pretoria from withdrawing from ICC
22 february 2017 - 10:14:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday ruled that government's decision to withdraw from [...] Full text...
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UN: Gambia rescinds ICC withdrawal
17 february 2017 - 06:57:10New York, US (PANA) - Gambia's Permanent Mission to the UN has submitted to the UN Secretary-General notification of the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN releases US$100 million for relief operations in Africa, North Korea
30 january 2017 - 17:24:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday announced the release of US$100 million from the UN [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia probes alleged corruption in Zambia-Malawi maize deal
17 january 2017 - 00:00:01Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has disclosed that investigations have been instituted into alleged corruption [...] Full text...
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UN: Amid threat of renewed conflict in Libya, UN envoy urges restraint
04 january 2017 - 16:17:13New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler [...] Full text...
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UN: Antonio Guterres assumes duties, calls for teamwork
03 january 2017 - 18:24:19New York, US (PANA) - The new UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday assumed duties at the UN headquarters in [...] Full text...
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US: Ban bids farewell to staff, delegations at UN Headquarters
31 december 2016 - 06:03:33New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid farewell to staff and Permanent Representatives at United Nations Headquarters in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN stresses need for peaceful transfer of power in Gambia
30 december 2016 - 07:03:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday reiterated the UN's commitment for a peaceful, timely, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN welcomes new Somalia Federal Parliament
29 december 2016 - 14:50:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday welcomed the inauguration of the new Federal Parliament of Somalia on [...] Full text...
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US: Ban Ki-Moon leaves UN Headquarters on Friday
26 december 2016 - 13:30:16New York, US (PANA) - Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave the UN Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 30 [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights groups 'disappointed' at failure to impose arms embargo on South Sudan
26 december 2016 - 06:50:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council’s failure to approve a 23 December, 2016, resolution that would have [...] Full text...
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US: Ban urges political leaders to put country ahead of partisan considerations
22 december 2016 - 06:39:31New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on DR Congo political leaders to place the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says most trafficked victims are women, girls, children
21 december 2016 - 21:01:03New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the vast [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief hails peaceful, inclusive legislative elections in Cote d’Ivoire
21 december 2016 - 20:49:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the Ivorian government and the people for last Sunday’s [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council welcomes AU recognition of Gambia's President-elect
21 december 2016 - 20:43:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the African Union’s decision to recognize Adama Barrow [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges Guinea-Bissau leaders to resolve political crisis
21 december 2016 - 14:31:30New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concern over the impact of a prolonged political and institutional crisis in Guinea-Bissau, UN [...] Full text...
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US: Ban stresses need for solidarity to bridge sustainable development gaps
21 december 2016 - 07:02:28New York, US (PANA) - While the world has achieved significant progress in human development over the past two decades, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief stresses need to tackle root causes of human trafficking
20 december 2016 - 20:41:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need to ensure justice for victims of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Protestors clash with police at DRC embassy in Pretoria
20 december 2016 - 12:37:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police on Tuesday used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse angry DR Congo [...] Full text...
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US: US says urgent action needed to end South Sudan conflict
20 december 2016 - 07:15:20Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has stressed that it is imperative that all parties join together to forge [...] Full text...
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US: Ban commends ECOWAS’ firm decision to stand by Gambian president-elect
20 december 2016 - 06:47:41New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended decisions by the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...
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US: Ban condemns killing of UN peacekeeper in DR Congo
20 december 2016 - 06:38:38New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a peacekeeper from South Africa deployed [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief warns of mass atrocities in South Sudan
20 december 2016 - 06:26:01New York, US (PANA) - Following growing tensions and increasing despair among South Sudan’s population, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has [...] Full text...
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US: Ban calls for rejection of intolerance and policies driven by xenophobic rhetoric
19 december 2016 - 09:54:18New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations has marked International Migrants Day with a worldwide call for more cooperation [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks Libyans on peace, stability
17 december 2016 - 18:45:51New York, US (PANA) - Marking the first anniversary of the signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns deadly attack on military post in northern Burkina Faso
17 december 2016 - 13:36:12New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Friday's attack against a military post in Nassoumbou, [...] Full text...
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UN: Outgoing UN chief warns on looming genocide in South Sudan
17 december 2016 - 00:28:31New York, US (PANA) - Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on UN Security Council, regional organizations and the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly tasks member states on tackling cholera epidemic in Haiti
16 december 2016 - 17:37:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday called on all 193 UN member states to fully [...] Full text...
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UN: Guterres appoints Nigerian deputy UN chief
15 december 2016 - 19:34:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced Nigeria’s Environment minister Amina Mohammed as UN Deputy [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council extols outgoing UN chief
15 december 2016 - 05:43:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council on Wednesday in New York acknowledged the contributions of the outgoing UN [...] Full text...
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UN: UN gives US$1m for solar-powered boat transport project in North Africa
14 december 2016 - 19:05:05New York, US (PANA) - A partnership working to promote solar-powered electric vessels in Tunisia, the Middle East and North [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief condemns military takeover of Gambia's electoral commission
14 december 2016 - 14:54:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed dismay at the takeover of Gambia's Independent [...] Full text...
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UN: UN appeals for US$1 billion for global humanitarian needs
14 december 2016 - 05:53:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN has appealed for US$1 billion to support global humanitarian needs by 2018. PANA in [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Catholic charity warns South Sudan conflict 'getting worse'
13 december 2016 - 10:42:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A Catholic charity is warning that the conflict in South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly pays tribute to Ban Ki-moon
12 december 2016 - 19:23:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Monday in New York paid a tribute to the outgoing [...] Full text...
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UN: Antonio Guterres sworn as new UN chief
12 december 2016 - 18:59:50New York, US (PANA) - Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth UN Secretary-General, pledging to reposition development [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, civil society in global campaigns to end violence against women
12 december 2016 - 12:38:45New York, US (PANA) - A global effort to end violence against women is now underway following the beginning of [...] Full text...
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UN: António Guterres to be sworn in Monday as the next UN Secretary-General
12 december 2016 - 12:26:46New York, US (PANA) - Former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, will be sworn in on Monday, 12 December, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges Jammeh to respect presidential election outcome
11 december 2016 - 16:34:48New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh for rejecting the [...] Full text...
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US: Ban congratulates Ghana's president-elect Akufo-Addo
10 december 2016 - 21:32:11New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief lauds Ghanaians for peaceful elections
09 december 2016 - 15:54:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday congratulated the people of Ghana for exercising their democratic [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges member states to end corruption
09 december 2016 - 15:39:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said no country is immune to corruption, and every [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Chief appoints Ahmed Al Meraikhi of Qatar as Humanitarian Envoy
09 december 2016 - 13:38:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, Thursday named Ahmed Al Meraikhi of Qatar as his [...] Full text...
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UN: Chinese General named Force Commander of the UN Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara
09 december 2016 - 13:19:30New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday announced the appointment of Maj.Gen. Wang [...] Full text...
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UN: UN generates US$3.69 billion for New York City
07 december 2016 - 14:50:01New York, US (PANA) - The 2016 UN Economic Impact Report said the UN, its agencies and workers not only [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges peaceful resolution of DRC impasse
07 december 2016 - 14:36:40New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed an announcement of the continuation of the mediation led [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban stresses need for healthy soils for sustainable food production
05 december 2016 - 15:48:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the importance of healthy soils, saying that "sustainable [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief commends peaceful polls in Gambia, congratulates President-elect Barrow
03 december 2016 - 10:21:28New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the people of Gambia for the peaceful [...] Full text...
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UN: Liberia ‘stable’ but needs continued attention, Security Council told
03 december 2016 - 10:13:18New York, US (PANA) - Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Liberia, the United Nations peacekeeping chief on Friday [...] Full text...
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US: Experts warn that efforts to halt biodiversity loss are lagging
02 december 2016 - 05:42:10New York, US (PANA) - Time is running out to stop the global decline in biodiversity and protect ecosystems that [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF warns on sharp rise in new HIV infections among adolescents
01 december 2016 - 17:10:57New York, US (PANA) - New HIV infections among adolescents are projected to rise from 250,000 in 2015 to nearly [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban stresses need to stop stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS
30 november 2016 - 20:31:15New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need to stop stigma and abuse against [...] Full text...
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Ghana: 'Special voting' kicks off Ghana's 2016 general election
30 november 2016 - 18:43:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Thursday with security personnel, journalists and staff [...] Full text...
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UN: Nigerian appointed Registrar of Int'l Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
30 november 2016 - 11:43:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Olufemi Elias of Nigeria as the Registrar of [...] Full text...
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US: US urges leaders of Ghana's main political parties to ensure peaceful elections
30 november 2016 - 06:31:31Washington DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged leaders of Ghana's two main political parties [...] Full text...
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US: Ban urges Ghana President, opposition leader to defuse tensions ahead of elections
30 november 2016 - 06:08:23New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Ghana’s President and the main opposition leader [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief expresses concern over renewed violence in CAR
29 november 2016 - 15:40:03New York, US (PANA) - Expressing concerns over last week's renewed violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), which reportedly [...] Full text...
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Turkmenistan: 'Answer to global transportation challenges is not less transport, but sustainable transport' – UN chief
27 november 2016 - 04:33:17Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Opening the first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, told delegations gathered in [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condoles Cubans over late ex-president Fidel Castro
27 november 2016 - 03:57:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condoled Cubans and the family of former [...] Full text...
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Turkmenistan: UN holds conference to address global sustainable transport challenges
26 november 2016 - 05:31:24Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) – The first-ever global conference on sustainable transport begins on Saturday in Turkmenistan, Central Asia, bringing together [...] Full text...
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US: Violence against women ‘serious obstacle’ to sustainable development - Ban
26 november 2016 - 04:45:58New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that violence against women and girls is not only a human rights violation but [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban says water resources source for cooperation, not conflict
22 november 2016 - 19:09:23New York, US (PANA) - Noting that three quarters of UN member states share rivers or lake basins with their [...] Full text...
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UN: UN launches 16 days of activism to fight gender-based violence
22 november 2016 - 15:32:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN, through its gender promotion agency, the UN Women, launched 16 Days of Activism [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges more action to prevent vehicle-related deaths
20 november 2016 - 15:55:39New York, US (PANA) - With more than 3,400 people, many of them young men and women, losing their lives [...] Full text...
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UN: UN tasks African govts on mobilising finance for industrialization
20 november 2016 - 15:48:43New York, US (PANA) - 20 November annually marks Africa Industrialization Day, which is an opportunity to help realize the [...] Full text...
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France: Ban hails support of France during his tenure as UN chief
19 november 2016 - 07:00:31Paris, France (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the leadership of France in the adoption of the [...] Full text...
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Morocco: UN conference pledges to press ahead with implementation of Paris Agreement
19 november 2016 - 06:52:20Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Countries which gathered at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 22) in the Moroccan city [...] Full text...
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UN: UN spotlights impact of sanitation on peoples’ livelihoods
18 november 2016 - 17:01:15New York, US (PANA) - To mark the 2016 edition of World Toilet Day, along with urging action to tackle [...] Full text...
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UN: South African minister, ICC president hold talks
18 november 2016 - 15:33:10New York, US (PANA) - South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Tshililo Michael Masutha, on Friday held talks [...] Full text...
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US: Ban says he has 'taken note' of appointment of new DR Congo Prime Minister
18 november 2016 - 05:42:46New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has taken note of Thursday's appointment of Samy Badibanga [...] Full text...
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UN: UN tasks international community on Paris climate pact
17 november 2016 - 18:28:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged everyone, including the private sector, cities and civil [...] Full text...
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Morocco: UN chief urges rapid scale-up in funding to address climate change
17 november 2016 - 06:33:10Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – At the United Nations Climate Conference, known as COP 22, in Marrakech, Morocco, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...
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UN: Mideast, North Africa region taking action to combat climate change
16 november 2016 - 17:33:38New York, US (PANA) - Aware of their vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate change, countries in the Middle East [...] Full text...
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UN: UN says tolerance unites humanity
16 november 2016 - 15:38:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [...] Full text...
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UN: UN seeks to build climate resilience through new initiative
16 november 2016 - 15:00:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN is working towards building climate resilience through the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s resilience initiative, [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Ban welcomes Equatorial Guinea, Gabon border dispute resolution
16 november 2016 - 06:05:13Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday hosted a signing ceremony on the margins of the 22nd [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief lauds world leaders' support for Paris Agreement
15 november 2016 - 15:38:59New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco, said 10 days after the entry [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge more South-South cooperation for climate action
14 november 2016 - 17:33:33New York, US (PANA) - South-South cooperation is growing as developing countries help each other to address climate change, sustainable [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges prevention to reduce diabetes, associated blindness
14 november 2016 - 14:52:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said the global rate of diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Anti-Corruption Commission probes Ex-Information Minister
14 november 2016 - 14:44:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday confirmed that it has instituted investigations against former Information Minister [...] Full text...
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US: Ban welcomes US President-elect Trump's calls for unity
12 november 2016 - 16:37:29New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has in a phone call on Saturday congratulated Donald [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyatta criticised for pulling out peacekeepers from South Sudan
11 november 2016 - 14:25:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday that the decision by President Uhuru Kenyatta to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New office of Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals opens in Tanzania
10 november 2016 - 09:22:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The opening of new premises of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief congratulates US president-elect Trump
09 november 2016 - 17:09:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the new [...] Full text...
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US: Ban condemns attack against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo
09 november 2016 - 05:08:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Tuesday's attack against peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization [...] Full text...
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UN: UN climate conference opens in Morocco to boost Paris Agreement
07 november 2016 - 16:37:39New York, US (PANA) - Four days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, [...] Full text...
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UN: Two Malians, one UN peacekeeper killed in northern Mali
07 november 2016 - 16:17:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the deadly attack on Sunday in northern Mali that [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges better environment governance to prevent conflicts
06 november 2016 - 20:53:55New York, US (PANA) - To achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of peace, prosperity and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief calls for strong climate action
05 november 2016 - 15:43:51New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on Climate [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief lauds Paris Agreement on Climate Change entry into force
04 november 2016 - 14:57:20New York, US (PANA) - As the Paris Agreement on Cimate Change enters into force, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan President says South Sudan UN troop withdrawal takes immediate effect
04 november 2016 - 09:15:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday the withdrawal of Kenyan troops from South Sudan is with [...] Full text...
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US: US asks South Sudan to act on report of July violence in Juba
04 november 2016 - 05:55:09Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has asked the South Sudan government to act on the report of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya withdraws from UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
02 november 2016 - 19:37:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has announced the withdrawal of its troops from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for end of impunity for crimes against journalists
02 november 2016 - 19:01:07New York, US (PANA) - Warning that impunity for crimes against journalists is rampant, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC president lauds UN chief for support
02 november 2016 - 17:09:42New York, US (PANA) - The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi has expressed [...] Full text...
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UN: Amnesty Int'l tasks UN peacekeepers on civilian protection
02 november 2016 - 16:05:34New York, US (PANA) - Following the sacking of the UN force commander in South Sudan, Amnesty International on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UN: Paris Climate Agreement enters into force on Friday
02 november 2016 - 15:45:54New York, US (PANA) - The Paris Agreement to address climate change, adopted by world leaders in December last year [...] Full text...
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UN: Funding shortfall hits UN emergency response fund
02 november 2016 - 14:12:42New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday warned that its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is facing an [...] Full text...
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US: Ban names Japanese Nakamitsu special adviser for refugee summit follow-up
02 november 2016 - 06:48:43New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday announced the appointment of Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan [...] Full text...
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US: Ban dismisses Commander of UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
02 november 2016 - 06:41:03New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has dismissed the Commander of the United Nations Mission in South [...] Full text...
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UN: UN to improve capacity of its mission in South Sudan to protect civilians
01 november 2016 - 18:35:23New York, US (PANA) - Alarmed by the serious shortcomings uncovered by an independent investigation into the response of the [...] Full text...
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US: Ban calls for transformation of cities
01 november 2016 - 04:58:58New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of the global population now living in cities and human settlements, [...] Full text...
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US: US: Ban tells Zuma he hopes South Africa will 'reconsider' ICC withdrawal decision
31 october 2016 - 05:38:09New York, US PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a telephone conversation with President Jacob Zuma of South [...] Full text...
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UN: UN mission condemns killings, violence in Central African Republic
29 october 2016 - 19:07:24New York, US (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Saturday denounced [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban lauds IMO on limiting carbon emissions from international shipping
29 october 2016 - 07:02:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon has welcomed the steps agreed on Friday by members of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief regrets withdrawal of African countries from ICC
29 october 2016 - 06:56:45New York, US (PANA) - Expressing regret over the intention of three African countries to withdraw from the International Criminal [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban stresses need for regional, global partnerships to promote stability
28 october 2016 - 19:44:17New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the complex challenges confronting global peace and security, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday [...] Full text...
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UN: UN advisory panel urges greater investment in sustainable transport systems
28 october 2016 - 19:38:18New York, US (PANA) - Greater investment in greener, more sustainable transport systems is essential for propelling the economic and [...] Full text...
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US: UN holds memorial service for fallen staff
27 october 2016 - 05:54:38New York, US (PANA) - Joined by staff and families of the women and men of the United Nations who [...] Full text...
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US: US condemns violence in Central African Republic
27 october 2016 - 05:29:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the violence surrounding protests on 24 October in Bangui, capital [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief condemns violence, attacks in CAR
26 october 2016 - 13:45:33New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the outbreak of violence on 24 October in [...] Full text...
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US: Women must have their ‘rightful place’ at the heart of building peace, security – Ban
26 october 2016 - 06:11:27New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the urgent drive to bring women into [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban hopes South Africa will ‘reconsider’ decision to withdraw from ICC
25 october 2016 - 05:17:54New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has regretted the decision of the South African Government to [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban lauds UN workers for contributing to global peace, care
24 october 2016 - 14:27:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday in New York commended UN personnel for their [...] Full text...
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UN: Head of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan steps down
23 october 2016 - 14:07:54New York, US (PANA) - The head of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Løj, has [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC President regrets withdrawal of Burundi, South Africa
22 october 2016 - 17:05:53New York, US (PANA) - The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council lauds move to end political crisis in Guinea Bissau
21 october 2016 - 14:16:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday welcomed a recent inclusive dialogue, convened in Conakry by [...] Full text...
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