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To celebrate the power of the volunteerism, United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon is marking the International Volunteer Day by emphasizing that volunteering fosters creativity, “draws strength from our passions and connects us to those who need us most.”

UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today thanked UK personnel tackling Daesh on the frontline during a trip to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Dec. 4 that it is assuming a leadership role in the investigation into the mass shooting that occurred earlier this week in San Bernardino, California, and that the attack that killed 14 people and injured 21 others has been deemed an act of terrorism.

Ahmad and his wife, Nazmiya , leave a UNHCR volunteer meeting at the UNHCR offices in Tripoli, Lebanon.

Document check at a border control

A joint operation to rescue people risking their lives on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece has been launched by international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) and environmental organisation Greenpeace.

Naem, 4, Aya, 2 and Duna, 6 displaced siblings from Ramadi, Iraq.

Bonded child labourer, Pakistan.

Families fleeing violence in Ramadi, Anbar province, walk across Bzebiz Bridge into Baghdad province in Iraq.

An ethnic Akha, Thida Arngee was stateless until she obtained Thai nationality four years ago.