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"The EU is faced with a radically changed security environment. Russia has broken international law with its actions in Ukraine and undermined the European framework for peace. The recent terror attacks in Paris and Copenhagen demonstrate that conflicts in our southern neighbourhood affect our own security. The EU must counter these developments and improve its internal procedures and structures. This is the only way for us to uphold our democratic values and make a vital contribution to strengthening the international order," said the EP rapporteur and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Elmar Brok (EPP, DE).

The murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov calls for an independent international investigation, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. This is the "most significant political murder in recent Russian history", they add, warning that Kremlin propaganda is turning Russia into a "state of repression, hate speech and fear".

Syrian Kurdish refugees cross into Turkey from Syria near the northern town of Kobane in 2014.

A family of Ukrainians return to their home area in eastern Ukraine, after receiving aid from UNHCR.

An Albino student (right) attends school in Niambly, near Duekoue, Côte d’Ivoire.

Women in Nepal learn how to grade apples for sale.

Participants at the UN-facilitated political dialogue in the city of Skhirat in Morocco.

Eduard Kukan

MINUSMA peacekeepers in Kidal, Mali.

Women, who make up half of the population, should be actively involved in any changes and solutions that shape and affect their society, including conflict prevention and resolution, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, today on the ocassion of International Women’s Day.