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

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

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.

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.