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EU must put every effort into helping to end the war in eastern Ukraine, say MEPs

Russia must acknowledge it is directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine and the interna-tional law must be restored, Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs told Alexey Pushkov, Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs on Monday evening. In the debate, they also questioned Mr Pushkov on why his country has not respected its obligations under the September Minsk protocol.

UNICEF and partners are overseeing the release of another 300 children from an armed group in South Sudan.

The Government of Hungary and UNICEF announced that they have agreed in principle to establish UNICEF’s first-ever Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest on 10 February. The new centre will conduct a broad range of UNICEF’s financial and human resources operations worldwide, enabling the children’s organization to realize greater efficiencies and cost savings.

A young boy surrounded by adults after being rescued in June 2014 from a boat on the Mediterranean Sea.

A girl looks out of her house window in Benghazi, Libya.

The Greek people gave Syriza and the Independent Greeks an overwhelming mandate in the July 25 elections to say "ochi" ("no") to their foreign oppressors. The performance of the new government, led by these two parties, in its first week in office, demonstrates that it is fulfilling expectations—much to the consternation of the Euro-fanatics bent on saving their dying financial system.

Helga Zepp-LaRouche, the founder of the Schiller Institute and chairwoman of the Civil Rights Solidarity Movement (BüSo), warned on Jan. 27 of the dramatically escalating danger of nuclear war between the West and Russia, as a result of the ongoing collapse of the trans-Atlantic financial system. The forces that want to maintain this bankrupt system at any cost are the same ones that are behind the war-mongering, she said.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lawson prepares to change a filter on meteorological equipment used to predict impending precipitation at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 28, 2015.

Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos (right) and UNESCO Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation Forest Whitaker addressing the press in Juba, South Sudan.