UN rights experts condemn explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies in Lebanon, Syria

20 september 2024 - 07:33:26 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent rights experts on Thursday condemned the “malicious manipulation” of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies to explode simultaneously across Lebanon [...] Full text...

Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and [...] Full text...

UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack

20 september 2024 - 06:10:41 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali this week, his Spokesperson said [...] Full text...

Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye

19 september 2024 - 09:13:55 AR

Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day I relied on it for [...] Full text...

UN refugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum seekers

19 september 2024 - 05:56:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The detention of asylum seekers around the world is harmful and contrary to their fundamental right to seek protection – [...] Full text...

Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

19 september 2024 - 05:51:06 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival military factions across the country, [...] Full text...

IMF staff pledge support to Kenyan authorities in managing challenges

18 september 2024 - 08:55:57 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The authorities in Kenya have expressed commitment to advancing economic and governance reforms which are crucial for fostering sustainable and inclusive [...] Full text...

UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

18 september 2024 - 04:38:33 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held [...] Full text...

UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

18 september 2024 - 04:30:59 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding.Heavy [...] Full text...

Strengthening social contracts in Africa: Is social media a blessing or a curse? World Bank Blog By Gael Raballand

17 september 2024 - 09:53:22 AR

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Access to social media and digitised communication has been a double-edged sword in Africa. Initially, people were able to [...] Full text...

More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into Gaza, the UN Senior Humanitarian [...] Full text...

Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

14 september 2024 - 14:30:30 WA

New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives [...] Full text...

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

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to [...] Full text...

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

13 september 2024 - 19:24:53 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling [...] Full text...

EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia

13 september 2024 - 12:57:45 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has strongly condemned the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.A statement issued on Friday by the [...] Full text...

UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

13 september 2024 - 05:34:11 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war [...] Full text...

Addressing insecurity in road construction in conflict-prone areas: Lessons from the Horn of Africa: World Bank Blog By Kennedy Mkutu Agade, Josphat Sasia, Lilian Kahindo and Benard Mitto

12 september 2024 - 09:12:25 AR

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become an absolute necessity in environments [...] Full text...

Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people

12 september 2024 - 05:20:42 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli [...] Full text...

Rwanda’s 200,000 youths to benefit from IDA funded skills development programme

11 september 2024 - 10:22:14 AR

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than 200,000 youths in Rwanda through [...] Full text...

UN commemorates first anniversary of Storm Derna in eastern Libya

10 september 2024 - 11:35:11 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One year after Storm Daniel and the devastating floods that struck the city of Derna and surrounding areas in eastern Libya, [...] Full text...

US State Department, Nigeria host “Global Inclusivity and AI: Africa” conference in Lagos

10 september 2024 - 05:48:23 MA

Washigton, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State and Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy will convene more than 200 [...] Full text...

Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief

10 september 2024 - 05:38:41 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the international community to reject a [...] Full text...

Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

10 september 2024 - 05:23:11 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds [...] Full text...

New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

10 september 2024 - 05:16:13 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this predominantly outlawed class of weapons [...] Full text...

UN chief highlights ‘incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children

10 september 2024 - 05:06:34 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an [...] Full text...

UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

09 september 2024 - 20:05:54 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive devices and drones, UN peacekeeping [...] Full text...

Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony [...] Full text...

Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39 MA

Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony [...] Full text...

At least 16 school children killed in dormitory fire in Central Kenya

06 september 2024 - 08:38:10 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 16 school children were killed after their school dormitory caught fire on Thursday night, the local media reported, quoting [...] Full text...

Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit

06 september 2024 - 05:18:22 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts [...] Full text...

Violence and insecurity closes 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa

06 september 2024 - 05:06:05 MA

Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence and insecurity, the UN aid [...] Full text...

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

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, impacting over half a million [...] Full text...

Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented support for UNRWA, the UN [...] Full text...

Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success

05 september 2024 - 06:04:22 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday that the very [...] Full text...

UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

05 september 2024 - 05:55:09 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and “scourge on our collective humanity” [...] Full text...

At least 30 Palestinians killed in West Bank

05 september 2024 - 05:31:01 MA

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children [...] Full text...

Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

05 september 2024 - 05:24:46 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between the African coast and Malta, [...] Full text...

Data show increasing cases of global deaths from cholera - WHO

04 september 2024 - 15:50:16 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in cases and deaths.  The number [...] Full text...

South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia

04 september 2024 - 09:36:33 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation to the inaugural Africa Urban [...] Full text...

Make AI work for everyone: Guterres

04 september 2024 - 05:32:10 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for global cooperation in sharing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that [...] Full text...

UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank

04 september 2024 - 05:17:33 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and [...] Full text...

Humanitarian charities warn starvation crisis in Sudan has reached 'historic proportions'

03 september 2024 - 11:51:16 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Three humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, on Tuesday urgently called on the international community to address the immense hunger crisis [...] Full text...

South African billionaire Johann Rupert richest in Africa

03 september 2024 - 10:59:26 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Johann Rupert is officially the richest man in Africa.His estimated net worth is US$14.1 billion, an [...] Full text...

UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by those behind the human rights [...] Full text...

Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06 WA

Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, refugee and migrant women and [...] Full text...

UN rights expert condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Pakistan

31 august 2024 - 07:58:24 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, [...] Full text...

DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their investigation into security force personnel [...] Full text...

UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots

31 august 2024 - 07:37:39 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to bolster [...] Full text...

UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa

31 august 2024 - 07:30:21 MA

N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling [...] Full text...

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

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05 AR

Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around the world.Globally, a billion people [...] Full text...