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Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Expanded Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL / Daesh are to build momentum and accelerate the multi-front campaign to defeat Da’esh in Iraq and Syria

The Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Counter-ISIL (Da’esh) Coalition Small Group, Military Coalition and members that have made major non-military contributions met on July 22 in Washington at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to build momentum and accelerate the multi-front campaign to defeat Da’esh in Iraq and Syria. The Coalition Small Group also refined its common approach to Da’esh’s affiliates in Libya and other regions of the world, reinforcing the shared determination to disrupt its global terrorist ambitions. This is a key moment in the campaign to put Da’esh on a lasting, irreversible path to defeat. The attacks in Nice, Baghdad, Dhaka Rukban, Istanbul, Qaa and others before them have only cemented our common resolve to destroy Da’esh and the toxic ideology that inspires its followers and sympathizers.

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UN officials alarmed by closure of access route in eastern Aleppo; call for ‘humanitarian truce’

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Destruction in Salah Ed Din Neighborhood.

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UNICEF on Syria: "Absolutely nothing justifies attacks on children”

Statement attributable to Hanaa Singer, UNICEF representative in Syria, on the killings of children in northern Syria

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In late January 2016, torn dolls lie amid the wreckage of a house destroyed by shelling, in a town affected by the Syrian conflict.

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UN refugee agency grateful for latest US funding contribution

The UN refugee agency expressed gratitude on Thursday to the government and people of the United States following the latest release of US funding in support of the agency’s efforts to protect and assist refugees and internally displaced people around the world.

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UN staff in South Sudan facing harassment, obstructions – UN Mission reports

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The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) provides protection to civilians fleeing recent violence in Wau.

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Terrorism: 82% of Europeans want EU to do more to tackle threat

Terrorism continues to pose a threat to Europe and people expect the EU to act: 82% of Europeans want it to do more, while 69% consider its current measures to be insufficient, according to a Eurobarometer poll commissioned by Parliament. The survey also showed that the majority of people think the fight against terrorism should be the EU's main priority for more action.

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An estimated quarter of a million children severely malnourished in Borno state, Nigeria - UNICEF

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A young girl is screened for malnutrition in the Dalori camp for internally displaced people in Borno State, Nigeria.

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On anniversary of Iran deal, UN calls for implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman addresses UN Security Council.

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UN cultural agency inscribes 12 new sites on World Heritage List

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Chapelle notre-Dame du Haut, View from the outside altar.

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Nice: Education International offers its condolences as France mourns once again

In the aftermath of yet another horrific attack that has robbed families of innocent lives in the face of democracy and freedom, Education International stands in support of its French affiliates and the French people.