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U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on November 27.

The terrorist attacks in Paris have highlighted once more the urgent need for coordinated action by the member states and the EU to prevent radicalisation and fight against terrorism, says Parliament in a non-binding resolution passed on Wednesday. The resolution sets out concrete proposals for a comprehensive strategy to tackle extremism, to be applied in particular in prisons, online and through education and social inclusion.

The EU must take concrete steps to tackle the migration crisis and terrorism, such as building a partnership to this end with Africa, said MEPs in Wednesday’s debate with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Nicolas Schmit, representing the Council Presidency. The debate focused on the outcomes of the EU-Africa summit in Valletta (Malta) on 11-12 November and the G20 one in Antalya (Turkey) on 15-16 November.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday acknowledged the importance of providing access to safe education to enable children and young people to learn and develop critical skills, and to build their capacities and confidence.

More than 200,000 Burundians have fled unrest in their country to live as refugees in neighbouring states where families live extremely close together, and cooking must be done outside.

Amina washes laundry with her son Ali, 6 months, in Motonko Village Sierra Leone. Amina married when she was 13-years-old.

Syrian refugee Mohamed, his wife Fatima and their two babies wait in Serbia to cross into Croatia.

MEPs want Frontex to set up a complaints mechanism on alleged breaches of fundamental rights

Usmanov Abdulaziz, 12, fills a bucket with drinking water from a standpipe in Tashtak, Kyrgyzstan.

More than one in four children in Europe are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, which will have repercussions for them throughout life. On Tuesday 24 November MEPs adopted a resolution urging EU countries to boost their efforts to combat child poverty and social inequalities. The text was adopted with 569 in favour, 77 against and 49 abstentions.