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The European Union will provide Greece "all the necessary operational support" to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. The EU dispatched its highest officials to Turkey and Greece amid concern over a fresh migrant crisis and allegations that Ankara was trying to "blackmail" the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees seeking to flee to Europe. IMAGES
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.
UNHCR Special Envoy Angeline Jolie visits a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, calling on world leaders to tackle the root causes of the civil war. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Bernard Cazeneuve, French Interior Minister, said on Wednesday in Paris that a British exit from the European Union will not affect the situation with refugees, stranded in Calais, who are trying to reach the UK.
Anas is the only one left out of a group of six friends. They have all scattered around the world. So hows life when you are left alone in Syria.
Nearly 3,000 people, mainly Kurds, live at Dunkerque's improvised refugee camp. With no sanitation, no light and limited resources it's hard to believe that this place is located in modern Europe.
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