International organization warns against “alarming gap in humanitarian assistance” worldwide

04 december 2024 - 14:28:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian agency has strongly warned against what it described as an alarming  gap” [...] Full text...

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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

04 december 2024 - 04:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...

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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity

03 december 2024 - 12:23:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] Full text...

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Children in Gaza need life-saving support-UNICEF

30 november 2024 - 18:41:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least14,000 children have [...] Full text...

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

27 november 2024 - 18:45:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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General Assembly President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens

27 november 2024 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President Philémon Yang  on Tuesday called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian [...] Full text...

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World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns

22 november 2024 - 10:29:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant of arrest for Hamas leader for role in 7 October attacks in Israel

21 november 2024 - 14:32:16
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050

21 november 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...

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

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...

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

14 november 2024 - 09:24:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep [...] Full text...

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

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’

08 november 2024 - 17:47:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’

06 november 2024 - 05:56:06
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...

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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa

04 november 2024 - 11:31:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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Children of Lebanon need peace, stresses UNICEF official

24 october 2024 - 17:33:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 890 children have been injured in the past year in Lebanon, according to the country’s [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north

15 october 2024 - 04:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...

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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 october 2024 - 11:49:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...

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Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

12 october 2024 - 11:22:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’

12 october 2024 - 06:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...

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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

10 october 2024 - 06:15:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...

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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns

09 october 2024 - 05:28:57
New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...

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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies

08 october 2024 - 05:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...

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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)

06 october 2024 - 05:57:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN

01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...

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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC

30 september 2024 - 10:18:09
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...

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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

29 september 2024 - 04:55:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] Full text...

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

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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

13 september 2024 - 05:34:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...

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

12 september 2024 - 05:20:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations

08 september 2024 - 18:32:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...

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

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success

05 september 2024 - 06:04:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...

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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians

05 september 2024 - 05:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...

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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked

29 august 2024 - 06:09:44
New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...

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Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine

26 august 2024 - 17:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

22 august 2024 - 16:00:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

22 august 2024 - 05:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

21 august 2024 - 19:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...

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Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief

19 august 2024 - 05:11:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The new head of the UN agency working to make cities more sustainable is optimistic about [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

14 august 2024 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school

13 august 2024 - 05:53:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school

11 august 2024 - 07:24:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza

07 august 2024 - 05:47:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation

06 august 2024 - 07:08:33
Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...

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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official

06 august 2024 - 05:53:20
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report

01 august 2024 - 05:31:03
New York, US (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a [...] Full text...

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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

31 july 2024 - 05:34:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and [...] Full text...

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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages

30 july 2024 - 06:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources

24 july 2024 - 18:41:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...

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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia

24 july 2024 - 10:52:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding

20 july 2024 - 07:27:19
London, UK (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) welcomed the decision by the United [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza

19 july 2024 - 05:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies

15 july 2024 - 13:27:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan

06 july 2024 - 09:12:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have [...] Full text...

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

05 july 2024 - 07:22:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

04 july 2024 - 05:48:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict

28 june 2024 - 07:10:40
New York, US (PANA) - Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and [...] Full text...

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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies

22 june 2024 - 00:38:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

22 june 2024 - 00:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are twice as many internally displaced  people todayas there were ten years ago - the [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza

20 june 2024 - 12:06:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office

19 june 2024 - 15:17:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges global response to neglected humanitarian crisis in the Sahel

07 june 2024 - 11:56:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel [...] Full text...

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War in Gaza: Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

05 june 2024 - 07:13:28
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe

04 june 2024 - 12:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...

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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says

04 june 2024 - 06:16:52
New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan

31 may 2024 - 12:00:41
New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis, warn UN agencies

31 may 2024 - 09:22:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced

27 may 2024 - 13:21:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN relief chief repeats call for ceasefire

25 may 2024 - 10:24:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud [...] Full text...

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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss

22 may 2024 - 04:59:02
New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

21 may 2024 - 12:26:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah

19 may 2024 - 05:21:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’

18 may 2024 - 07:21:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trucks carrying desperately needed aid into Gaza have started moving ashore on the temporary floating dock [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer

18 may 2024 - 06:58:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

16 may 2024 - 13:05:06
Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan

16 may 2024 - 06:40:30
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN agency reports fresh arson attempt at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office

15 may 2024 - 05:25:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Guterres deplores Rafah escalation

14 may 2024 - 18:56:46
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guteres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and [...] Full text...

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World Migratory Bird Day focuses on insects

11 may 2024 - 18:37:17
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on Saturday, the UN has announced that [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: South Africa asks world court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah

11 may 2024 - 10:15:44
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa has filed an urgent request at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for additional [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow

10 may 2024 - 11:09:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

08 may 2024 - 12:27:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...

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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA

06 may 2024 - 12:55:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports that 100,000 Palestinians have been told to leave Rafah ahead of an anticipated Israeli [...] Full text...

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Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228

05 may 2024 - 19:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to [...] Full text...

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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

04 may 2024 - 07:44:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding

03 may 2024 - 14:34:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few [...] Full text...

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IMF team reaches staff-level deal with Mali on rapid credit

01 may 2024 - 09:26:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on emergency [...] Full text...

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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

29 april 2024 - 17:49:39
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity

29 april 2024 - 07:21:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah

26 april 2024 - 04:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials call for end to ‘barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan

26 april 2024 - 04:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank

25 april 2024 - 06:44:16
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti

25 april 2024 - 06:05:15
Djibouti city, Djibouti (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support [...] Full text...

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UN envoy concerned about increased West Bank violence

23 april 2024 - 05:38:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched

17 april 2024 - 20:53:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...

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US provides nearly $154 million for humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia

17 april 2024 - 05:43:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is providing nearly $154 million in additional assistance for the humanitarian response [...] Full text...

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New World Bank initiative aims to strengthen access to basic services, build resilience for Sudanese communities

16 april 2024 - 09:49:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

12 april 2024 - 22:13:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’

12 april 2024 - 04:53:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war [...] Full text...

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Palestinian request for UN membership in spotlight amid fears for Rafah invasion

08 april 2024 - 15:58:33
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council prepared to convene on Monday to consider a Palestinian request for United [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

28 march 2024 - 20:25:20
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as [...] Full text...

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Food assistance to Cameroon refugees at risk amid funding shortages

28 march 2024 - 05:17:38
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon may cease unless funding shortfalls can be filled, UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight

26 march 2024 - 16:18:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Intense hostilities in Gaza continued on Tuesday between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces with a “double-digit number [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping

22 march 2024 - 16:19:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...

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US gives $47 million for humanitarian aid in Sudan, neighbouring countries

21 march 2024 - 05:59:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced more than $47 million in humanitarian assistance for the emergency [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57
Geneva, 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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Medical charity flags spread of hepatitis E in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

18 march 2024 - 10:10:08
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – Hepatitis E is spreading through refugee camps in eastern Chad where more than 550,000 Sudanese fleeing [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City

13 march 2024 - 05:51:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza war: Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN

12 march 2024 - 13:14:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for [...] Full text...

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Sudan internet shutdowns disrupt humanitarian operations

08 march 2024 - 22:50:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A near total communication blackout in Sudan following all network and internet shutdowns since February poses [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

08 march 2024 - 17:13:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...

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Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud (A UN feature)

06 march 2024 - 07:24:52
Bangalore, India (PANA) - The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique

02 march 2024 - 05:36:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response

01 march 2024 - 23:46:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

29 february 2024 - 19:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza

29 february 2024 - 05:51:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone [...] Full text...

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UN agencies express concern for families caught in DR Congo violence as needs grow

24 february 2024 - 10:25:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the escalating violence and worsening humanitarian needs [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza

22 february 2024 - 06:03:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges parties to fighting in DR Congo's North Kivu to end attacks on civilians

21 february 2024 - 07:15:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, is calling on all parties to the ongoing fighting in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery

20 february 2024 - 14:58:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’

20 february 2024 - 05:39:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have [...] Full text...

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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan (A UN feature)

18 february 2024 - 05:55:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...

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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity

16 february 2024 - 10:19:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose 'disastrous risk' to civilian lives and infrastructure - ICRC

15 february 2024 - 07:21:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah

13 february 2024 - 07:01:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Relief over rescued hostages as WHO chief warns of ‘ocean of need’

12 february 2024 - 13:11:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports on Monday that two hostages have been rescued during a raid by Israeli special [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: It's nearly impossible to protect civilians in event of ground attacks in Rafah

10 february 2024 - 07:34:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The unprecedented population density in Rafah in southern Gaza makes it nearly impossible to protect civilians [...] Full text...

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UN aid chief allocates $6 million for DR Congo flood response

09 february 2024 - 05:21:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grapple with devastating flooding, UN Emergency Relief [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’ warns UN’s top aid official

08 february 2024 - 18:10:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further fighting across Gaza on Thursday, including reports of deadly airstrikes in Rafah governorate, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods

08 february 2024 - 05:32:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials have voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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Gaza-Israel crisis: War enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal

07 february 2024 - 13:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the devastating Gaza-Israel war entered its fifth month on Wednesday leaving a reported 27,585 Palestinians [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians

05 february 2024 - 12:32:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

02 february 2024 - 12:19:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of Gazans have continued to flee intense hostilities in Khan Younis towards the massively overcrowded [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

02 february 2024 - 06:25:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN refugee agency chief calls for more support for people fleeing Sudan war

01 february 2024 - 05:32:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a three-day visit to Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA funding cuts threaten Palestinian lives in Gaza and region, say NGOs

30 january 2024 - 06:11:13
New York, US (PANA) - Dozens of major aid organisations have expressed deep concern and outrage that some of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Dire plight of more than 10 million displaced by conflict

27 january 2024 - 08:03:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 10.7 million people have been uprooted by conflict in Sudan and most of them [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders

26 january 2024 - 15:47:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza - UN

25 january 2024 - 06:21:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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More than 350,000 people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Congo floods

20 january 2024 - 06:30:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Unprecedented flooding in the Republic of the Congo has left more than 350,000 people in urgent need [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

18 january 2024 - 16:17:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call

18 january 2024 - 07:23:07
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals: OCHA

10 january 2024 - 14:15:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver desperately needed humanitarian relief [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: World Court to hear genocide case against Israel

10 january 2024 - 13:17:41
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The International Court of Justice(ICJ) hearings 11-12 January, 2024 on genocide in Gaza will include [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, West Bank since war began: WHO

06 january 2024 - 04:46:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns

20 december 2023 - 14:55:53
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deepening displacement in Sudan

19 december 2023 - 18:52:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to sound the alarm over the war in Sudan, where displacement [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF

19 december 2023 - 14:57:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

15 december 2023 - 18:32:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Desperate, hungry, terrified': Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food

14 december 2023 - 16:29:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Gazans are so desperate for food that they are now stopping aid trucks and immediately [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip

11 december 2023 - 14:14:47
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday. This is [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society

08 december 2023 - 17:11:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza and fighting with Palestinian armed groups continued to impede aid [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres urges Security Council to act

06 december 2023 - 19:15:53
New York, US (PANA) - Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Desperation intensifies in Gaza amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’

05 december 2023 - 14:28:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN health agency WHO said [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid access to north now entirely blocked amid escalating bombing in south

04 december 2023 - 16:54:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and return to dialogue

03 december 2023 - 16:30:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for [...] Full text...

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Middle East conflict risks reshaping the region’s economies: IMF Blog By John Bluedorn and Taline Koranchelian

01 december 2023 - 19:39:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The conflict in Gaza and Israel is causing immense human suffering. In addition to the direct [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza doctors ‘terrified’ of deadly disease outbreak as aid teams race to deliver

28 november 2023 - 16:57:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the pause in fighting in Gaza appeared to enter a fifth day on Tuesday, UN [...] Full text...

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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks

24 november 2023 - 17:29:22
Kinshasa, Dr Congo (PANA) - Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: War and health crisis in Gaza a ‘recipe for epidemics’ warns WHO

21 november 2023 - 05:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - The thousands of injuries sustained by civilians across Gaza combined with a burgeoning public health [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Unprecedented and unparalleled' civilian death toll: Guterres

20 november 2023 - 18:53:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief said in Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans have ‘no options’ for safety as offensive continues

20 november 2023 - 12:57:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, where two UN-run schools received direct hits over the weekend amid intensified fighting, the [...] Full text...

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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

19 november 2023 - 18:07:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

19 november 2023 - 06:58:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...

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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

18 november 2023 - 05:28:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

17 november 2023 - 16:38:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare'

14 november 2023 - 14:34:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN health agency, WHO, hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: UN relief chief

11 november 2023 - 18:26:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical,’ UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia

11 november 2023 - 18:17:09
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid war crimes fears, UN rights chief renews calls to stop violence, free hostages

10 november 2023 - 14:55:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Friday reiterated increasingly urgent calls for a humanitarian ceasefire [...] Full text...

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US Agriculture Department initiates food for progress programme in The Gambia

09 november 2023 - 14:39:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has announced that The Gambia will [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR

08 november 2023 - 06:44:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis; UN Security Council meets again on Gaza crisis

30 october 2023 - 20:14:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council is on Monday meeting again on the Israel-Gaza crisis.  The emergency meeting [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Thousands in Gaza storm UN warehouses; a sign of desperation after weeks-long ‘siege’

30 october 2023 - 07:09:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Relief agencies warned on Sunday that civil order is starting to break down in Gaza after [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crsis: ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

28 october 2023 - 07:45:20
New York, US (PANA) - With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel

25 october 2023 - 12:49:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel [...] Full text...

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UN Middle East envoy calls for inquiry into strike against Gaza hospital

18 october 2023 - 17:47:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland  on Wednesday called for an inquiry into the strike [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'horrified' by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

18 october 2023 - 07:01:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers in Mali begin withdrawing from restive Kidal region

17 october 2023 - 05:56:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers from the Mali mission MINUSMA announced on Monday that they have begun withdrawing [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)

16 october 2023 - 07:17:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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