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Clampdown on terrorism - new counter-terrorism law backed by civil liberties MEPs

Civil Liberties Committee MEPs voted by 37 to 4, with 7 abstentions, to back an informal deal on the draft law, struck by Parliament, the Council and Commission on 17 November.

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Syria’s White Helmets: “We need a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors”

Volunteers from the Syria Civil Defence - better known as the White Helmets - risk their lives on a daily basis by serving as the main rescue group operating in besieged eastern Aleppo. Addressing Parliament’s foreign affairs and development...

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Global humanitarian appeal for 2017 requires record $22.2 billion in funding – UN

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Thousands of internally displaced people gather at Emmanuel Church Compound in Yei, South Sudan.

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Urgent Funding Needed To Reverse New Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Kenya

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to make new cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya amid a severe funding shortage, as the agency is rapidly running out of resources to feed the 434,000 refugees living in Kenya’s...

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