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Any withdrawal agreement concluded would require the approval of the European Parliament to take effect.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is proud to be taking part, for the seventh year in a row, in the international Paris Air Show. Held from 19 to 25 June, the top event of its kind in the world will allow WFP to showcase its aviation expertise and ability to deliver crucial assistance in times of crisis. It will also offer a chance to explore the availability of new aircraft, air operators and technologies for humanitarian aviation.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a generous contribution of €28 million from the German Government, which will support food assistance to 275,000 displaced Iraqis in four governorates across the country.

South Sudanese refugees spend the night at a way station in Gimbi, Ethiopia while en route to the newly constructed Gure Shembola Camp.

Herders collect water with camels at one of the few remaining water points in drought-affected Bandarero village, Moyale County, Kenya.

War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, on June 19th, according to a report published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Amos Lomerigorok, 25, (right) and his pregnant wife Paulina Chepsera, 20, sit in their home in a remote village accessible only by foot in the Amudat district, Karamoja region, eastern Uganda, Wednesday 15 March 2017.

Muzoon Almellehan visits a classroom at Yakoua school in Bol, Lake Region, Chad, Friday 21 April 2017. There are 500 displaced children attending the school of 800 students and only eight teachers, causing strain on an already weak education system.

The UK Brexit Secretary David Davis heads into June 19’s first official talks to leave the European Union on a mission to deliver on the will of the British people.

The increased threat of terrorism and a flood of illegal firearms into Australia have prompted the government to offer its first national gun amnesty since a massacre at a former penal colony more than 20 years ago. In 1996, 35 people were killed by a lone gunman at Port Arthur in Tasmania. That tragedy prompted tough gun control measures.