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Members of the Security Council observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the 14 July terrorist attack in Nice, France.

A delegation from the civil liberties committee visited camps for migrants near Calais

G. BoccardiArchaeological Site of Sabratha (Libya)

The situation in eastern Ukraine remains volatile and continues to have a severe impact on human rights.

On 14 July 2016, UNICEF using eight tankers, delivered 100,000 litres of water to IDPs in Juba, South Sudan.

F. BandarinOld Towns of Djenné (Mali)

EU countries will have to introduce stronger controls on “blank-firing” guns, to prevent them being converted to fire live ammunition, under Internal Market Committee amendments, voted on Wednesday, to a draft update of the EU firearms directive. The changes approved by MEPs ensure that any firearm which has been converted to firing blanks continues to be covered by EU gun control rules. This closes a legal loophole which became evident in the aftermath of last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris.

Ainura TentievaHistoric Centre of Shakhrisyabz (Uzbekistan)

Yacoub El Hillo, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria (centre), inspects the first batch of locally-produced bread bags in East Ghouta, Syria, during an inter-agency convoy on 29 June 2016.

The Tomping base of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), where displaced civilians have sought refuge in the wake of fresh clashes in Juba between soldiers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the SPLA in Opposition (SPLA-IO).