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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a press briefing in Jerusalem.

Children displaced from Central Iraq in Markasi camp, Ameriyat Al Fallujah, Anbar province.

Mother and children waiting with other refugees to enter Vinojug reception centre at Gevgelija.

(From left) Dr Rouzbeh Parsi and Ellie Geranmayeh during the hearing at the Parliament

Challenges affecting the Mediterranean region require co-operative solutions as they cannot be effectively tackled by any single country alone, assess participants at the 2015 Annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Jordan.

Illegal content that spreads violent extremism via the internet should be deleted promptly, but in line with fundamental rights and freedom of expression, say Civil Liberties Committee MEPs in a non-binding resolution voted on Monday. They also recommend ways to discourage recruitment of EU citizens as “foreign fighters” and call on EU member states to step up judicial cooperation to this end.

Interview with Rachida Dati

MEPs have another busy week ahead of them.

The ceasefire agreement in Myanmar is an historic step for children, who have suffered from some of the longest running civil conflicts in the world.

The Sustainable Development Goals is projected onto the façades of the UN Secretariat and General Assembly buildings which brings to life each of the 17 goals, to raise awareness about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.