World
Two-state solution in Middle East ‘tragically more distant’ than ever, Ban tells Security Council

Israeli first responders transport the wounded after an assailant rammed his car into a bus stop in an ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighbourhood.
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Children in Afghanistan struggle to access education and healthcare

Three-year-old Khalesa and her mother in northern Afghanistan.
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EP this week: missing migrant children, Turkey visa liberalisation, gun control

MEPs have another busy week ahead of them
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U.S. and Coalition Strikes Hit ISIL Targets in Iraq, Syria
Operation Inherent Resolve
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Nigerian boys tell of Boko Haram abduction

Nigerian youngster Paul, who was abducted by Boko Haram militants at age 14, stands against a wall.
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Turkey: need of urgent reforms in key areas, say MEPs
EU-Turkey cooperation on migration should be uncoupled from the EU accession negotiating process, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. MEP praise Turkey for hosting the largest refugee population in the world, and note that it remains a "key strategic partner for the EU" but nonetheless call for progress on rule of law and fundamental values and "a structured and more frequent political dialogue on key thematic issues".
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Further reform efforts needed in Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovina, say MEPs
Key political and administrative reforms needed in Albania are progressing, but have yet to reach a stage at which EU accession negotiations could start, say MEPs in Thursday's resolution. In a separate resolution, they welcomed Bosnia & Herzegovina’s EU membership application.
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'Two-state solution in danger,' warns new report from UN office on Middle East peace process

A boy in the Bedouin refugee community of Um al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills where large scale home demolitions by Israeli authorities took place.
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New figures on growing inequality among children in high-income countries – UNICEF

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As new round of talks begins, UN envoy for Syria says cessation of hostilities must ‘continue to give hope’

Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for a press conference on the Intra-Syrian Geneva Talks.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

