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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says that the bloc's migration reform pact will replace the "Dublin Regulation", which governs which member state handles a new arrival's asylum claim. SOUNDBITE
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Nov 18 (EFE), (Camera: José María Rodríguez).- Las Palmas has set up a new temporary reception facility to host inmigrants who have arrived in the city..The Barranco Seco centre will replace the Arguineguín since the number of immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands has been increased in recent weeks. FOOTAGE OF ARRIVAL OF MIGRANTS TO THE NEW TEMPORARY RECEPTION FACILITY ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces that the EU chiefs will visit the Greek border on Tuesday the 3rd of March over the migrant crisis. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Greece, where he's demanding more help to solve Europe's migrant crisis. Nathan Frandino reports.
Sweden plans to reject between 60,000 to 80,000 applications from people who applied for asylum last year, Anders Ygeman, the country’s interior minister, told Swedish media on Thursday, according to a report in the Guardian.