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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.

MEPs have another busy week ahead of them

The EU police agency Europol will be able to step up efforts to fight terrorism, cybercrime and other criminal offences and respond faster, thanks to a deal struck by Parliament and Council on new governance rules endorsed by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Monday. The new powers come with strong data protection safeguards and democratic oversight.

UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang (left), visits the Harshm IDP camp in Erbil, Iraq.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses High-level Meeting on Climate Resilience.

A displaced family finds shelter beneath the wing of an old aircraft at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic.