Children in Gaza need life-saving support-UNICEF
30 november 2024 - 18:41:00Geneva, 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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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least14,000 children have [...] Full text...
UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue and support development
28 november 2024 - 15:07:14Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation, led by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political [...] Full text...
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UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue
28 november 2024 - 05:02:43Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation visited Sebha on Wednesday to engage with key stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...
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Libyan, international counterparts discuss conflict prevention
21 november 2024 - 10:09:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday brought together Libyan institutions, civil society organisations from [...] Full text...
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UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050
21 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...
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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
14 november 2024 - 05:36:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...
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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
13 november 2024 - 05:26:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...
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FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis
12 november 2024 - 07:48:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, [...] Full text...
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More than 890,000 vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
06 november 2024 - 19:33:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses [...] Full text...
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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
06 november 2024 - 05:42:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...
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Tackling lead pollution to unlock development potential: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director
05 november 2024 - 08:01:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lead is in materials all around us, often unseen. From factories, mines and spices to being [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
05 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 05:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...
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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
02 november 2024 - 06:47:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...
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UNRWA is 'indispensable' in delivering urgent, life-saving assistance: UNICEF
31 october 2024 - 11:17:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has criticised last Monday's vote by the Israeli Knesset banning [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
27 october 2024 - 20:13:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...
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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
25 october 2024 - 18:26:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...
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Children of Lebanon need peace, stresses UNICEF official
24 october 2024 - 17:33:19Geneva, 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: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
24 october 2024 - 05:45:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...
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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
23 october 2024 - 13:22:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million severely malnourished children at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food
15 october 2024 - 11:56:33New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are [...] Full text...
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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director to visit Benin on Tuesday
15 october 2024 - 11:05:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) — Ms Hannan Sulieman, the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), is expected [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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Gambia commemorates International Day of the Girl
11 october 2024 - 13:03:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...
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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
10 october 2024 - 10:56:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...
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1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions: UNICEF
09 october 2024 - 19:40:37New York, US (PANA) - Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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At least a dozen children killed in Darfur: UNICEF
07 october 2024 - 11:24:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – At least a dozen of children were killed and injured during air strikes last Friday [...] Full text...
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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)
06 october 2024 - 05:57:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools
05 october 2024 - 05:29:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...
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Unlocking the future: Sierra Leone's bold leap in early grade literacy: World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman
02 october 2024 - 06:50:34Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In the quest to bolster its education system, a transformative wave is sweeping through Sierra [...] Full text...
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
29 september 2024 - 04:55:19New 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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‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
21 september 2024 - 05:14:53Al-Zawaida, Gaza (PANA) - The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of [...] Full text...
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Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
20 september 2024 - 14:38:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New 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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Sahel, Lake Chad Basin countries coordinate joint polio eradication plan
17 september 2024 - 08:01:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In a significant move to combat the ongoing challenge of variant poliovirus transmission in Central and [...] Full text...
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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality
14 september 2024 - 07:10:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
13 september 2024 - 19:24:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine [...] Full text...
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UNICEF steps up support to protect DRC children from mpox
13 september 2024 - 05:17:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
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UN chief highlights ‘incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
10 september 2024 - 05:06:34New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers [...] Full text...
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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, 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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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas
06 september 2024 - 05:34:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] 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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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, 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 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa
05 september 2024 - 05:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
03 september 2024 - 16:43:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...
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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
02 september 2024 - 19:54:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with [...] Full text...
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
02 september 2024 - 05:01:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN Chidrlen's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox [...] Full text...
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UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
01 september 2024 - 17:06:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
31 august 2024 - 19:00:06Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
31 august 2024 - 07:20:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
29 august 2024 - 06:31:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines
28 august 2024 - 11:06:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African [...] Full text...
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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
28 august 2024 - 05:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
26 august 2024 - 18:40:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...
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Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
26 august 2024 - 17:14:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began [...] Full text...
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UNICEF raises alarm over diversion of nutrition supplements in Sokoto
25 august 2024 - 14:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) recently frowned at the alleged diversion of nutrition supplements in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
23 august 2024 - 14:54:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns the execution of four minors in Somalia
23 august 2024 - 06:24:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF ) announced on Thursday that four young people in Puntland, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 august 2024 - 16:00:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
17 august 2024 - 06:55:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...
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Attack on Sudan city kills at least five, injures more: UNICEF
16 august 2024 - 05:30:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on [...] Full text...
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WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread
16 august 2024 - 05:14:24Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
15 august 2024 - 06:15:01New York, US (PANA) - One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] 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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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure
13 august 2024 - 05:57:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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WHO invites mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit dossiers for emergency evaluation
10 august 2024 - 12:47:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an invitation for manufacturers of mpox vaccines to submit [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods
10 august 2024 - 05:35:02Geneva, 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 chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death
09 august 2024 - 16:40:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...
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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread
08 august 2024 - 07:17:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...
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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections
07 august 2024 - 19:47:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...
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Mozambique introduces R21 vaccine, bolstering malaria control efforts
06 august 2024 - 16:21:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique on Monday reached an important milestone in malaria prevention among children with the introduction of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war
02 august 2024 - 05:47:56New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...
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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
01 august 2024 - 05:06:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced
30 july 2024 - 06:20:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in [...] Full text...
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
27 july 2024 - 05:55:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response
26 july 2024 - 06:54:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
25 july 2024 - 05:59:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources
24 july 2024 - 18:41:24Geneva, 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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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'
24 july 2024 - 18:27:19New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...
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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report
24 july 2024 - 17:58:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030
23 july 2024 - 06:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic [...] Full text...
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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA
22 july 2024 - 16:16:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...
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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn
19 july 2024 - 16:04:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Health Development Partners bid farewell to WHO representative
19 july 2024 - 07:43:11Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Health Development Partners (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'
16 july 2024 - 09:59:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...
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UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ of Gambian lawmakers for upholding FGM ban
16 july 2024 - 05:45:04New York, US (PANA) - Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban [...] Full text...
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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies
15 july 2024 - 22:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies
15 july 2024 - 05:04:12New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...
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UN unveils project to connect every school to the Internet by 2030
14 july 2024 - 05:52:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around one-third of humanity lacks Internet access but this is all set to change thanks to [...] Full text...
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Inclusion in Tanzania's Water and Sanitation: A step towards equal access: World Bank Blog By Ruth Kennedy-Walker, Toyoko Kodama, Kamila Anna Galeza and Tanya D'Lima
12 july 2024 - 13:04:34Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Somewhere deep in Tanzania, a familiar sight—a mother and child on a long journey for water. [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Concern mounts over fate of besieged El Fasher city
12 july 2024 - 05:27:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis
02 july 2024 - 05:54:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying [...] 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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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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UN working to scale up aid for Sudanese mired in humanitarian crisis
27 june 2024 - 05:31:00New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians and partners are working to scale up the response to address the deepening [...] 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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Zambia: Over 50,000 children at risk of ‘severe wasting’
22 june 2024 - 00:10:47Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Almost 52,000 children under the age of five in Zambia are at risk of severe wasting [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024
21 june 2024 - 07:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of [...] Full text...
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Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report
19 june 2024 - 06:21:02New York, US (PANA) - The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says most African countries not allocating enough budget to education
16 june 2024 - 13:07:18Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) says most African countries are not meeting their commitments to allocate [...] Full text...
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Libya, foreign partners discuss priorities of UN framework for cooperation in sustainable development
14 june 2024 - 15:38:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of International Cooperation and Organisational Affairs of the Libyan Ministry of Local Government on [...] Full text...
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Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling
14 june 2024 - 07:03:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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UNICEF raises awareness of the importance of International Play Day for children in Burundi
11 june 2024 - 19:00:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Decided by the United Nations General Assembly, International Play Day is being celebrated for the first [...] Full text...
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Play makes a better world: UNICEF
11 june 2024 - 14:38:35New York, United States (PANA) - The first-ever International Day of Play, to be observed on 11 June 2024, marks [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 07:30:13New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 06:22:04New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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Graduation ceremony for 30 Libyan girls from UNSMIL's Leaders Programme
06 june 2024 - 11:39:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty participants in the "Leaders Programme" of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) have [...] Full text...
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New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises
06 june 2024 - 06:17:04New York, United States (PANA) – A new report released on Thursday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights alarming [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza
05 june 2024 - 07:13:28New York, United States (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New 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 - 09:22:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant [...] Full text...
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UN agencies flag menstrual health education as world marks menstrual hygiene day
29 may 2024 - 05:36:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Menstrual Hygiene Day was marked on Tuesday, a joint report from the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Shipment of newest malaria vaccine, R21, to CAR marks latest milestone for child survival
25 may 2024 - 10:32:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With two recommended vaccines and expanded supply, Gavi, UNICEF, WHO are working closely with governments and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN relief chief repeats call for ceasefire
25 may 2024 - 10:24:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud [...] Full text...
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‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians
22 may 2024 - 04:48:18New York, US (PANA) - The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Guterres deplores Rafah escalation
14 may 2024 - 18:56:46New 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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Senior UNICEF official highlights situation of children in eastern DRC fighting
14 may 2024 - 06:26:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow
10 may 2024 - 11:09:14Cairo, 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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Gaza war: Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings
07 may 2024 - 11:44:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN [...] Full text...
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Namibia earns praise for efforts to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV
07 may 2024 - 05:27:08Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia has become the first country in Africa and the first high-burden country in the world [...] Full text...
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We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA
06 may 2024 - 12:55:30Cairo, 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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UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region
03 may 2024 - 18:14:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary
02 may 2024 - 13:16:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
01 may 2024 - 05:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...
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Landmines killed 17 people in Libya in 2023, according to UNMAS
29 april 2024 - 10:45:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says 17 people, including 14 children, died in incidents [...] Full text...
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Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
29 april 2024 - 09:35:51Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) — In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—last week [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
26 april 2024 - 04:37:52Cairo, 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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Gaza war: UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank
25 april 2024 - 06:44:16New 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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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
24 april 2024 - 11:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children killed or maimed by explosive weapons in populated areas: UNICEF
22 april 2024 - 17:20:58New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls
20 april 2024 - 16:21:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched
17 april 2024 - 20:53:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] 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 - 09:49:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Humanitarian charity calls for more funds for Sudan, neighbours
16 april 2024 - 07:25:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit [...] Full text...
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Step up child protection efforts UNICEF urges Nigeria, on 10th anniversary of Chibok abductions
16 april 2024 - 06:21:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF: Nine children killed in 2023 by landmines in Libya
15 april 2024 - 11:09:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine Libyan children lost their lives to mines and explosive devices during 2023, the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)
14 april 2024 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] 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: No improvement in aid access to north, insists senior UN aid official
12 april 2024 - 21:50:56Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The situation for Gazans remains dire despite hopes stemming from recent commitments by Israel to boost [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’
12 april 2024 - 04:53:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera
05 april 2024 - 14:15:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...
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‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
04 april 2024 - 11:10:32New York, US (PANA) - All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF
29 march 2024 - 05:19:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost a year since war broke out in Sudan between rival militias, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Direct hits’ on more than 200 schools since Israeli bombing began
27 march 2024 - 14:36:52New York, US (PANA) - The intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza in response to Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight
26 march 2024 - 16:18:01Cairo, 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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Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on
23 march 2024 - 17:54:15New York, US (PANA) - The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when the UN invites people around [...] Full text...
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Massive rise in displacement in DRC poses dire threat to children - UNICEF
23 march 2024 - 05:18:27Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A major upsurge in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has displaced [...] Full text...
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Only 62% of Burundians have basic access to drinking water
22 march 2024 - 19:12:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Only 62% of Burundians have basic access to drinking water, which puts this African Great Lakes [...] Full text...
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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk
21 march 2024 - 11:04:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to [...] Full text...
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World Bank Gaza war: World Bank calls for urgent action to save lives
19 march 2024 - 18:48:15Washington DC, USA (PANA) - With more than half the population of Gaza on the brink of famine—including children and [...] 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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Gaza war: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’
18 march 2024 - 07:07:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded [...] Full text...
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Southern Madagascar - where girls are sold into marriage before they are born: UN News
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’; acute malnutrition doubles in a month
16 march 2024 - 08:39:20New York, US (PANA) - The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tonnes of rubble and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Number of children killed higher than from four years of world conflict
13 march 2024 - 13:22:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight into Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian [...] Full text...
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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
13 march 2024 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone, the UN announced on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan
11 march 2024 - 15:34:24New York, US (PANA) - A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...
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AfDB President urges Nigeria to pursue people-centred state policies to prosper
08 march 2024 - 21:53:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appealed to leaders in Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UNICEF Condemns Bandits Abduction Of 287 Kaduna Students, Says ‘Nigerian Children Deserve To Learn In Peace'
08 march 2024 - 18:03:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned Thursday’s attack and abduction of primary and secondary [...] Full text...
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Over 230 million women and girls subjected to female genital mutilation: UNICEF
08 march 2024 - 17:41:30New York, US (PANA) - More than 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’
06 march 2024 - 06:54:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern [...] Full text...
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Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
04 march 2024 - 16:57:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns
04 march 2024 - 06:14:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Gambia rights commission concerned over moves to repeal Female Genital Mutilation law
28 february 2024 - 10:00:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over attempts to repeal the law that [...] Full text...
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UN agencies express concern for families caught in DR Congo violence as needs grow
24 february 2024 - 10:25:41Kinshasa, 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: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
20 february 2024 - 05:39:14Brussels, 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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Leveraging unique strengths to better respond to crises: World Bank Blog By Soukeyna Kane and Elizabeth Spehar
19 february 2024 - 07:41:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In an era of overlapping crises, fragility, conflict and violence remain among the greatest global [...] Full text...
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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO
15 february 2024 - 05:49:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...
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Nearly 10,000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition
09 february 2024 - 17:02:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after [...] Full text...
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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods
08 february 2024 - 05:32:47New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials have voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for protection of survivors of Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia
06 february 2024 - 19:20:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The world observed the International Day of Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM) amid [...] Full text...
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Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
06 february 2024 - 06:05:47New York, US (PANA) - Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues
02 february 2024 - 12:19:18Cairo, 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: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
31 january 2024 - 12:19:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator
31 january 2024 - 07:03:32New York, US (PANA) - No organisation can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the [...] 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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Sudan crisis: Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative
25 january 2024 - 18:05:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The raging war in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at [...] Full text...
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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine
24 january 2024 - 20:05:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...
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