Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
09 november 2024 - 07:15:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...
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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory
28 september 2024 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
06 september 2024 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...
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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief
27 august 2024 - 04:48:28Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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‘Protect civilians’ amid clashes in famine-stricken Sudan's El Fasher city: UN chief
12 august 2024 - 05:30:36New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep alarm at the evolving situation in El Fasher [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken urges Sudan's military ruler to participate in ceasefire talks
06 august 2024 - 09:52:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with the Head of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official
06 august 2024 - 05:53:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians
05 august 2024 - 08:08:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...
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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report
02 august 2024 - 05:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...
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Famine conditions prevalent in parts of North Darfur -IPC
01 august 2024 - 18:30:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Thursday concluded that [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi
24 july 2024 - 05:46:58Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...
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UN assists around 600,000 in Mali in first quarter of 2024
13 july 2024 - 05:49:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are continuing to support Malian Government-led aid efforts, reaching an [...] Full text...
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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris
10 july 2024 - 06:40:24Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Famine risk is real for 14 areas of Sudan amid ongoing fighting
27 june 2024 - 15:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by [...] Full text...
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New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food
25 june 2024 - 13:03:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital
24 june 2024 - 16:04:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital 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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Gaza war: Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator
26 march 2024 - 06:26:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
24 march 2024 - 18:42:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
18 march 2024 - 13:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
01 march 2024 - 17:55:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...
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Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreak in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes
27 january 2024 - 13:01:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a [...] Full text...
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Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza
05 january 2024 - 18:30:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza: UN calls for urgent aid scale-up amid new mass exodus to Rafah
29 december 2023 - 16:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, at least 100,000 displaced people have poured into Rafah in recent days, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
22 december 2023 - 17:28:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the UN Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN warns most Sudanese trapped in war zones struggling to eat a meal a day
13 december 2023 - 11:39:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Senior United Nations official in Sudan has warned that far too many people are struggling [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: FAO warns of impending humanitarian catastrophe
13 december 2023 - 07:02:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Sudan and [...] Full text...
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Insecurity pushes more than 1 in 10 children into acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso
01 december 2023 - 10:52:13Ouagadougu, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Insecurity is pushing more than 1 in 10 children under the age of 5 into [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: More than two million children displaced as violence spreads to new areas
24 august 2023 - 11:51:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity flags worsening food security in Burkina Faso amid continued conflict
20 july 2023 - 12:01:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) — Humanitarian charity, International Rescue Committee (IRC), on Thursday called for international attention to the humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’
10 march 2023 - 15:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...
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UN agency warns against increase of stable food prices in Sudan
13 february 2023 - 13:51:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against an increase in the prices of [...] Full text...
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Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine in Somalia - FAO
20 december 2022 - 16:55:50Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
14 december 2022 - 05:21:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
08 november 2022 - 04:28:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Greater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn [...] Full text...
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Conflict, climate crisis drive rising hunger in South Sudan: Report
04 november 2022 - 04:53:01Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of people in South Sudan who are going hungry is at the highest [...] Full text...
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West Africa hard-hit by climate crisis as deadly floods decimate lives and livelihoods - WFP
17 october 2022 - 19:01:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in [...] Full text...
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WFP launches initiative to bolster people's resilience to food shocks in southern Madagascar
15 october 2022 - 12:02:06Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the Anticipatory Action system as part of [...] Full text...
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UN agencies say catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
13 september 2022 - 17:46:08New York, US (PANA) - Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, [...] Full text...
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Sub-regional body calls for resolution of Mali-Côte d'Ivoire dispute
26 august 2022 - 12:46:07Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Inter-Parliamentary Committee (IPC) of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
23 july 2022 - 06:11:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Some 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’: UN
21 may 2022 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts
20 may 2022 - 05:40:41New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...
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Clean hands may make the difference between life and death – WHO report
06 may 2022 - 16:13:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are followed, 70 per [...] Full text...
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UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
15 april 2022 - 06:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as [...] Full text...
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Somalia's acute drought risks lives of nearly half the population
12 april 2022 - 14:53:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan
10 april 2022 - 07:12:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official in South Sudan calls for end to violence against aid workers
17 february 2022 - 04:49:37Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across [...] Full text...
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Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur
03 february 2022 - 16:30:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat [...] 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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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
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New ‘headwinds’ could threaten Soutth Sudan's peace accord
16 december 2021 - 05:26:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, issued a warning to the Security Council on Wednesday that new “headwinds” could threaten the country’s fragile peace [...] Full text...
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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
07 december 2021 - 17:41:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] Full text...
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‘Wake-up call’ to assist DR Congo battle food insecurity
11 november 2021 - 06:54:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies raised the alarm on Wednesday over the growing food crisis in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
02 november 2021 - 19:51:10Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -Pockets of famine have now been reported in southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’
05 october 2021 - 18:30:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first round of food distribution to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the [...] Full text...
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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought
01 october 2021 - 08:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...
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IGAD says number of food insecure countries risen by nearly 4 million since 2019
21 september 2021 - 09:50:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African trade bloc, Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD), says that an estimated 31.4 million [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season
02 september 2021 - 13:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region
27 august 2021 - 16:32:06Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report
12 august 2021 - 16:06:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need
09 august 2021 - 15:19:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP convoy reaches Tigray, many more are vital to meet growing nutrition needs
12 july 2021 - 15:57:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) convoy of 50 trucks arrived in the Tigrayan [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Number of people in crisis levels of hunger increases by 50% in 10 years
09 july 2021 - 17:48:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that millions of people in South Sudan are facing the [...] Full text...
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EU helps WFP provide emergency food assistance to people in southern Madagascar
30 june 2021 - 11:38:00Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €2.5 million from the [...] Full text...
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WFP appeals to the world to save starving population in Madagascar
23 june 2021 - 14:05:12Ambovombe, Madagascar (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking US$78.6 million to provide lifesaving food in the next [...] Full text...
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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access
22 june 2021 - 15:50:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique
19 june 2021 - 08:45:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...
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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP
18 june 2021 - 15:11:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...
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Sudan, FAO and WFP call for investment in agriculture
14 june 2021 - 17:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray
11 june 2021 - 05:28:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for urgent aid to assist famine-hit Madagascar
21 may 2021 - 10:20:52Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With more than a million people facing hunger due to the devastating famine currently ravaging southern [...] Full text...
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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn
12 may 2021 - 05:33:29Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...
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Shortage of water and sanitation hamper response to cholera in northern Mozambique
10 may 2021 - 13:03:00Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 900,000 people are projected to face severe hunger in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces [...] Full text...
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WHO survey urges reduction in inequalities in good hand hygiene
05 may 2021 - 22:26:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest World Health Organization (WHO) global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes
07 april 2021 - 10:45:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...
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Kenya Olympic team managers trained on Tokyo 2020 health, safety protocols
23 february 2021 - 15:08:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven Kenyan managers of teams that qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have completed training on [...] Full text...
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‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO
17 february 2021 - 18:07:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rainfall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing to extreme food insecurity in Somalia, threatening 2.6 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 712 new infections
26 december 2020 - 15:03:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Friday recorded the lowest number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in at least three days with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Madagascar faces severe food security and nutrition crisis
23 december 2020 - 18:46:38Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Following three consecutive years of drought, the Grand Sud of Madagascar is facing a severe food [...] Full text...
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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement
23 december 2020 - 15:38:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger
18 december 2020 - 18:59:33Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...
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Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique - WFP
22 september 2020 - 12:24:50Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) -Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria's figure jumps to 30,249 with 460 new cases on Wednesday
09 july 2020 - 10:49:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – With Nigeria’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumping to 30,249 with 460 of them recorded on Wednesday, the Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's cases jump to 27,564 with 454 new infections
04 july 2020 - 11:46:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said here Saturday it recorded 454 new cases of [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts conference on exercises in maritime zones for 5+5 Defence
30 june 2020 - 22:31:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Proceedings for the initial planning conference (IPC) for "Exercise Sea Borer-20" held by the presidency of [...] Full text...
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Gambians express fear over coronavirus as Senegal confirms first case
02 march 2020 - 22:05:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians have been gripped with fear over the confirmation in Senegal of the coronavirus first case [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity says protection of people must be priority for new South Sudan govt
22 february 2020 - 08:30:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan on [...] Full text...
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Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests
20 december 2019 - 18:57:20Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity
12 december 2019 - 17:41:02Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on the [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns
14 november 2019 - 15:43:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s peace process ‘precarious, but progress in being made’, Security Council hears
18 september 2019 - 20:09:04New York, US (PANA) - One year on from the signing of a Revitalised Agreement to ease conflict in South [...] Full text...
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Somalia to see worst harvest since 2011, with more than 2 million expected to go hungry
03 september 2019 - 20:22:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s 2019 cereal harvest is the poorest the country has seen since 2011, when famine strained [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde privatizes pharmaceutical company
16 august 2019 - 17:02:09Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Government of Cape Verde will privatize, the National Pharmaceutical Company (Emprofac, acronym in Portuguese), [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity raises red flag about deteriorating situation in Somalia
06 may 2019 - 10:06:38Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarian Charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is raising the red flag on the humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...
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Elephants on the loose in DR Congo villages
19 march 2019 - 19:25:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Wandering elephants were on the loose at the weekend in DR Congo, emerging menacingly in [...] Full text...
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Somalia, aid agencies seek US$1 bln for humanitarian crisis response in 2019
21 january 2019 - 18:46:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Aid agencies operating in Somalia and the government have launched a humanitarian crisis response appeal for [...] Full text...
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IOC athletes' body to organize 'biggest ever' forum
28 november 2018 - 10:43:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The IOC Athletes’ Commission is set to invite the largest ever contingent of international athlete representatives [...] Full text...
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UN agency reports 9.6 million people severely food-insecure in Southern Africa
26 november 2018 - 16:50:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The number of severely food insecure people in Southern Africa rose to an estimated [...] Full text...
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First South Sudan river convoy in five years, delivers UN aid to remote areas
10 october 2018 - 01:17:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since civil war erupted in South Sudan in 2013, a United [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s ‘relentless conflict’ leaves almost 60 per cent suffering desperate food crisis
29 september 2018 - 10:59:42Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - “Relentless conflict” in South Sudan has now left more than six million people facing crisis [...] Full text...
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Ebola control in Butembo: Africa CDC supports local Coordination Prevention Commission
21 september 2018 - 14:11:40Butembo, DR Congo (PANA) - In order to support the Congolese Government's efforts in response to the 10th Ebola epidemic, [...] Full text...
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FAO works out new framework to bolster food security to help sustain peace (A feature by FAO)
12 august 2018 - 07:09:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse [...] Full text...
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Severe food insecurity stalks two Madagascar regions
09 august 2018 - 09:30:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - About 1.26 million people are expected to be severely food insecure in the Grand [...] Full text...
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Ghana hosts 62nd IPDC Bureau Meeting
29 april 2018 - 04:37:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana is to host the 62nd International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) Bureau Meeting [...] Full text...
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FAO chief calls for swift intervention in humanitarian crises
27 february 2018 - 11:25:42Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The international community needs to intervene more swiftly in humanitarian crises in ways that are [...] Full text...
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Nearly two-thirds of South Sudan at risk of rising hunger - UN agencies warn
26 february 2018 - 13:05:17Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - More than 7 million people in South Sudan - almost two-thirds of the population - [...] Full text...
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Hunger in conflict zones continues to intensify - says joint FAO-WFP report
29 january 2018 - 15:33:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity in conflict-stricken countries continues to deteriorate, as humanitarian efforts to provide affected communities with [...] Full text...
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Aid agencies appeal for assistance to help out 6 million needy people in South Sudan
22 december 2017 - 18:13:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian and relief agencies in South Sudan have launched an urgent appeal for assistance to save [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, drought spur hunger despite strong global food supply
07 december 2017 - 10:52:03Rome, Italy (PANA) - Strong cereal harvests are keeping global food supplies buoyant, but localised drought, flooding and protracted conflicts [...] Full text...
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Harvest season provides meagre respite to South Sudan’s hunger crisis - FAO
06 november 2017 - 09:34:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The current harvest season in South Sudan will not end the hunger crisis as conflict [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 'Food insecurity soars in conflict-ridden DR Congo'
14 august 2017 - 12:00:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Amid rising violence and displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 7.7 million people face [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UN report paints bleak humanitarian outlook in Horn of Africa, Great Lakes region
07 july 2017 - 09:55:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East Africa faces one of the biggest humanitarian crises in its history, the UN [...] Full text...
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Italy: 'South Sudan famine ebbs, but situation still desperate as hunger spreads'
21 june 2017 - 08:05:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine has eased in South Sudan after a significant scale up in the humanitarian response, according [...] Full text...
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Italy: CERF loan facilitates scaling up of FAO’s response in Somalia
21 march 2017 - 16:19:04Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is further scaling up its activities in drought [...] Full text...
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Sudan: "Save the Children" condemns looting of its compound, warehouse in S. Sudan
28 february 2017 - 14:15:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International charity organization, Save the Children, said its food and supply stores in a South [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Famine hits parts of South Sudan - UN agencies
20 february 2017 - 11:31:17Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared on Monday in South Sudan where war and a collapsing economy have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: FAO warns millions face food shortages in Horn of Africa
30 january 2017 - 11:32:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With as little as one-quarter of expected rainfall received, widespread drought conditions in the Horn [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Horn of Africa braces for another hunger seasons, warns FAO
20 december 2016 - 13:14:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Countries in the Horn of Africa are likely to see a rise in hunger and further [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO, WFP urge action on food insecurity in southern Madagascar
18 november 2016 - 18:26:43New York, US (PANA) - Farmers in southern Madagascar, hit by three years of devastating drought, urgently need more support [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO warns on drought, hunger in southern Madagascar
27 october 2016 - 17:23:05New York, US (PANA) - The impact of severe El Nino-induced drought on crop production in southern Madagascar, where nearly [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies scale up relief assistance in southern Madagascar
20 october 2016 - 18:51:10New York, US (PANA) - Following a report that more than half of the population in southern Madagascar, about 840,000 [...] Full text...
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Botswana: President Khama says banning Russian paralympians is 'draconian'
10 august 2016 - 07:38:00Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has condemned the decision of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) to ban all Russian Paralympic [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO, WFP report says millions trapped in violence, severe hunger
29 july 2016 - 15:24:46New York, US (PANA) - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions of people into severe food insecurity and [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Wada wants Russian athletes to Rio Olympics banned
19 july 2016 - 13:19:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has recommended that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) considers banning all [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies warn on severe food shortages in South Sudan
29 june 2016 - 15:03:57New York, US (PANA) - More than 4.8 million people in South Sudan, which is well over one-third of the [...] Full text...
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Turkey: UN agencies launch programme on humanitarian responses to food crises
23 may 2016 - 12:59:37Istanbul, Turkey (PANA) - A new network to achieve joint global food-security assessments and joint responses to food crises, including [...] Full text...
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Senegal: MFWA signs agreements with sub-regional press freedom bodies
24 march 2016 - 15:44:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has signed partnership agreements with the leading press freedom [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari rewards laurel-winning Nigerian athletes
21 january 2016 - 15:39:00Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday fulfilled his promise to financially reward sportsmen and women who [...] Full text...
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UN: New DFID-FAO agreement paves way for stronger, easier collaboration
21 december 2015 - 17:28:30New York, US (PANA) - The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DfID) and the UN Food and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN launches mass children nutrition screening in South Sudan
30 october 2015 - 14:58:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have stepped up their [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO moves against doping in sport
30 october 2015 - 13:20:09New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO is hosting the fifth session of the International Convention against Doping in Sport at [...] Full text...
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Kenya: UN agencies warns of looming famine in war-scarred South Sudanese state
23 october 2015 - 15:07:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three UN agencies Friday warned extreme hunger is pushing people to the brink of a catastrophe [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN agencies warn of severe hunger in conflict-affected areas in South Sudan
22 october 2015 - 11:25:05Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Three UN agencies on Thursday warned that extreme hunger is pushing people to the brink [...] Full text...
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Senegal: CPJ urges Buhari to prioritize press freedom in Nigeria
03 june 2015 - 18:33:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise press [...] Full text...
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Togo: WAEMU observers in Lomé for 25 April presidential election
18 april 2015 - 13:24:39Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A delegation of observers from the inter-parliamentary committee at the West African Economic and Monetary Union [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: IPC, UNESCO to conduct survey on safety of journalists in Nigeria
23 february 2015 - 20:24:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria has commenced a survey on the safety of journalists in [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO warns on 'dramatic' decline in food security in South Sudan
06 february 2015 - 20:09:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday warned that South Sudan is on [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF warns of catastrophic food shortages in South Sudan
05 february 2015 - 07:40:54New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the ongoing conflict in South Sudan is sharply reducing [...] Full text...
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Sudan: South Sudanese children in dire situation despite improvements in food security
23 september 2014 - 16:48:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Tens of thousands of children under the age of five remain at risk of malnutrition-related death [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pistorius' bail extended after conviction, sentencing fixed for 13 Oct
12 september 2014 - 13:22:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Thokozile Masipa on Friday afternoon granted Oscar Pistorius extended bail while he awaits [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Over 1m face starvation as food shortage worsens in Somalia
02 september 2014 - 12:06:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The gradual recovery and gains made since the end of the famine in 2012 are being [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO declares Public Health Emergency over Ebola, urges affected states to declare national emergency
08 august 2014 - 12:06:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in four West African nations a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Urgent action required to prevent famine in South Sudan
12 may 2014 - 15:45:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest food security analysis, carried out in South Sudan, indicates that because of conflict, displacement, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Newly-appointed military chiefs take charge
20 january 2014 - 18:34:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's newly-appointed military Chiefs Monday assumed office following the respective handover ceremonies in Abuja, PANA reported [...] Full text...
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Food security improves in Sudan despite conflicts
07 december 2012 - 15:52:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most parts of Sudan, including war-ravaged areas, are witnessing improved food security, a report prepared by [...] Full text...
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FAO seeks to harmonize measurement of livestock’s environmental impacts
04 july 2012 - 17:29:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new FAO-led partnership is looking to improve how the environmental impacts of the livestock industry [...] Full text...
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Famine will spread further in southern Somalia, warns FAO
05 september 2011 - 20:09:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO Monday called for increased efforts to stem the food crisis in the Horn of [...] Full text...
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IPC-UEMOA urges Gbagbo to accept Ivorian election results
06 april 2011 - 16:14:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Inter-Parliamentary Committee of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (IPC-UEMOA), which met in Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader Besigye alleges massive rigging
19 february 2011 - 18:40:46Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – For the third time since Friday's presidential election in Uganda, incumbent president Yoweri Museveni's main rival, [...] Full text...
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Uganda ends campaign for peace, as voting holds Friday (News feature)
15 february 2011 - 19:10:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandans go to the polls on Friday after two months of campaign for peace, with incumbent [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches sensitization campaign against road insecurity
22 january 2011 - 11:01:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Institute for the Protection of Mauritian Consumers (IPC) on Saturday set up a “Road Watch” [...] Full text...
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Ugandan youth report President Museveni to ICC
13 march 2010 - 18:14:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Youth groups, under the banner of Uganda's "Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC)", have petitioned against President Yoweri Museveni [...] Full text...
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FAO targets land tenure
27 october 2009 - 11:35:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FA O) has begun widespread consultations over the first-ever [...] Full text...
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Gambia economy grew by 6% in 2008 -- IMF official
22 may 2009 - 15:35:00Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to the Gambia, Mr. Robert Powell, has [...] Full text...
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