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In Hama, a large city in central Syria, security forces blocked antigovernment demonstrators from approaching the crowds convened in support of Mr. Assad's rule.

Convened in support of the Secretary-General's Global Education First Initiative, launched one year ago, the event called for increased planning for emergencies, prioritizing humanitarian aid for education and protecting education from attacks.

The event, chaired by Norwegian Minister for International Development Heikki Holmås, was convened in support of the United Nations Secretary-General's Education First initiative, which will be launched on Wednesday and includes measures to ensure the right to an education for all children, including those living in crisis situations.

The event, chaired by Norwegian Minister for International Development Heikki Holmås, was convened in support of the United Nations Secretary-General's Education First initiative, which will be launched at the margins of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday 26 September.

Mr. Barak addressed the Israeli Parliament at its first plenary session held outside Jerusalem, convened here in support of communities on Israel's northern frontier.

(Anderson Jayy Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Yim Yames (Wednesday) Four alt-folk standbys (who each seem to represent a stage of a time-delay photo of facial hair) convene in support of "New Multitudes" (Rounder), a collection of new music set to unreleased lyrics by Woody Guthrie.

Virdin spoke about the report and the blue economy at the Ocean Conference, the high-level United Nations conference convened in June 2017 in support of the implementation of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14): Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.

An advocacy group led by Mr. Bloomberg and the mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, said it was convening 120 events across the nation in support of gun measures.

And they will be encouraged to ask their senators and representatives direct questions like, "Do you support universal background checks?" Mr. Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, said it was convening 120 events across the nation in support of gun measures, including in Columbus, Ohio Durhamm, N.C.; and Golden, Colo.

Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who convened an international meeting two weeks ago in Paris in support of the new Libyan authorities, were the first world leaders to travel to the Libyan capital in the post-Qaddafi era.

In recent days, Jeb Bush has stepped out in support of the Republican legislators, saying that convening a special session would be "an act of courage" and even saying that he would sign "appropriate" legislation.