‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope

28 november 2024 - 05:27:14 MA

Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of Spain, was clear: “we need [...] Full text...

Two-thirds of digital content creators do not fact-check, UNESCO survey reveals

28 november 2024 - 05:14:31 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - In an age when social media dominates global information sharing, an alarming two-thirds of digital content creators are publishing unverified information [...] Full text...

Humanitarian aid reaches children in Blue Nile first time in almost two years

27 november 2024 - 18:45:23 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian cargo flight with essential medical [...] Full text...

Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers

27 november 2024 - 06:05:50 MA

New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly condemn attacks against them and [...] Full text...

UN welcomes Sudanese govt's decision to open new corridors for aid delivery

26 november 2024 - 10:19:01 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) –The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Tom Fletcher, has [...] Full text...

Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations

26 november 2024 - 05:19:50 MA

Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - Youth took centre stage on opening day at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum on Monday in Cascais, Portugal, [...] Full text...

No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

26 november 2024 - 04:55:47 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed urgent calls for an immediate [...] Full text...

Senior Kenyan govt official apologises to youth who lost money in fraudulent job scams

25 november 2024 - 17:48:26 WA

Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has issued a public apology to youth who have fallen victim to [...] Full text...

South African anti-apartheid author Breyten Breytenbach passes on

25 november 2024 - 15:29:16 WA

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African anti-apartheid author Breyten Breytenbach has died in Paris aged 85.Breytenbach was a poet, novelist, painter and activist whose [...] Full text...

Libyan youth call for end to hate speech

25 november 2024 - 07:13:49 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of Libyan youth have called for the end of hate speech warning that it is a conttributory factor to [...] Full text...

2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

23 november 2024 - 05:02:54 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 killed globally, the UN humanitarian [...] Full text...

More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza

22 november 2024 - 20:53:59 WA

Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – have proven fatal to at [...] Full text...

WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan

22 november 2024 - 20:23:07 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on Friday – the first [...] Full text...

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

22 november 2024 - 14:35:59 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis – or [...] Full text...

World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns

22 november 2024 - 10:29:13 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst crisis”, still appeals made to [...] Full text...

Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

22 november 2024 - 07:02:54 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian [...] Full text...

UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025

22 november 2024 - 06:44:29 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical needs and implement sustainable solutions [...] Full text...

World Bank study calls for investing in the success of adolescent girls in Africa

21 november 2024 - 17:55:17 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Amid growing calls to invest in human capital and expand job opportunities for Africa’s burgeoning youth population, a new [...] Full text...

Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies

21 november 2024 - 13:59:34 MA

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from “crisis [...] Full text...

UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050

21 november 2024 - 05:21:06 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a [...] Full text...

ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice

20 november 2024 - 04:58:36 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants [...] Full text...

ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities intensify and food shortages spike, [...] Full text...

South Africa: Leading Interpol fugitive arrested in Johannesburg

19 november 2024 - 15:10:25 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday said it had intercepted an unidentified German national who has been [...] Full text...

New European wealth gauge kelps policymakers address inequality: IMF Blog By Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, and Jorrit Zwijnenburg

19 november 2024 - 07:11:17 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also [...] Full text...

Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief

19 november 2024 - 05:45:23 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large convoy of humanitarian aid was [...] Full text...

MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan

18 november 2024 - 17:43:15 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in the Sudan are children, under [...] Full text...

EU appoints João Cravinho as new Special Representative for Sahel region

18 november 2024 - 10:58:40 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday appointed João Cravinho as European Union (EU) Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel region.The new EUSR [...] Full text...

EC tops up support to Rwanda Defence Force deployment in Cabo Delgado

18 november 2024 - 10:46:48 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted on Monday a €20 million top-up to an existing assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to [...] Full text...

Invincible, severe death toll in Sudan war

17 november 2024 - 15:22:36 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - During the first 14 months of the Sudan conflict, there have been more violent deaths in Khartoum State alone than [...] Full text...

Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17 WA

Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths, reports Al-Jazeera.Omar Hassan Warsame [...] Full text...

Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique

15 november 2024 - 09:08:51 MA

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to take a strong stand against [...] Full text...

Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’

15 november 2024 - 06:37:32 MA

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organised Crime on Friday, the [...] Full text...

Torture is never justified, insists UN rights chief, as key accord turns 40

15 november 2024 - 06:06:33 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s been 40 years since countries adopted the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, but [...] Full text...

Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to deliver lifesaving aid to besieged [...] Full text...

UN welcomes Sudan's decision to keep crossing point open for aid supplies

14 november 2024 - 09:24:59 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep open a border crossing point [...] Full text...

Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict

14 november 2024 - 07:23:13 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being used on the battlefield in [...] Full text...

Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group

14 november 2024 - 06:57:45 MA

Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

14 november 2024 - 05:43:29 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its 75 year history, Commissioner-General Philippe [...] Full text...

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, [...] Full text...

Sudan to allow continuation of relief flow through Chad crossing point

13 november 2024 - 15:12:53 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The Sudanese government on Wednesday extended the opening of Adre Border Crossing, an inlet linking Sudan and Chad, to allow for [...] Full text...

US sanctions Sudanese militia leader for perpetuating civil war

13 november 2024 - 06:07:25 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the sanctioning of a leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for [...] Full text...

33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year

13 november 2024 - 05:26:27 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected [...] Full text...

Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears

12 november 2024 - 18:29:44 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into [...] Full text...

Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45 MA

Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, are gathering in Berlin, Germany, [...] Full text...

The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker

12 november 2024 - 08:41:34 AR

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create conditions conductive [...] Full text...

How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen

12 november 2024 - 08:15:09 AR

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth goals this decade. The cost [...] Full text...

FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis

12 november 2024 - 07:48:07 AR

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, are gathering in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...

U.S. official to discuss human trafficking in Madagascar, South Africa

12 november 2024 - 07:26:42 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer will travel to Madagascar and South Africa to discuss [...] Full text...

South Africa satisfied with World Urban Forum outcome

12 november 2024 - 07:06:48 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed satisfaction with the significant progress her delegation made at the [...] Full text...

WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp

12 november 2024 - 06:57:45 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn Sudan from Chad through the [...] Full text...