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•UK Prime Minister says options to share proceeds of shale should include money directly to residents
•previous proposals only included money for community trusts or councils
•UK Prime Minister pledges to make the principle of direct benefit to households a blueprint for other schemes
•this is part of her drive to deliver an economy that works for everyone

Members of the RAF training team carrying out training with the Nigerian Air Force.

The EU has experienced an unprecedented influx of migrants over the last few years. 74% of Europeans want the EU to do more to manage the situation, according to the latest Eurobarometer poll commissioned by the European Parliament. In addition two thirds of respondents said EU action on migration was insufficient. Read on to discover what measures the European Parliament is working on.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome).

UNHCR welcomes the San Jose Action Statement released on 4 August where nine countries from North and Central America vowed to work together to strengthen protection of refugees fleeing Central America, a landmark step ahead of UN and US summits next month on refugees and migrants.

World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, and International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General William Lacy Swing on 4 August announced the successful completion of a relief operation to provide more than 75,000 people with food and humanitarian relief items.

IDP’s that took refuge and protection with UNMISS, pack up their belongings following five straight days of heavy clashes in Juba in early July.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic UN.

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

It is with deep sadness that UNHCR confirms the death of our colleague Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, killed in a bomb attack on Tuesday 26 July, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Ahmed lost his life when one of two vehicle-borne explosive devices was detonated close to Mogadishu International Airport. At least 13 people are now confirmed to have been killed. Other UNHCR colleagues sustained light injuries caused by the blasts.