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"UNICEF welcomes the recognition by the EU that the best interests of children are paramount in their relocation within the EU and that the special needs of children for health care and protection should be a primary concern.

Special Representative for Libya Bernardino León speaks at a press conference in Skhirat, Morocco.

L-R: Dr. Jack Shonkoff, of Harvard University; UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake; Madame Yoo Soon-taek; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Shakira; and Matthew Bishop, of The Economist, at the ‘Meeting of the Minds' event

Mandana Amiri, UNHCR protection officer, writes an information poster in Farsi for refugees at the Croatian government transit center in Opatovac, near the Serbian border

Protesters burn tires on the streets of Ouagadogou, Burkina Faso, following the government takeover by members of the presidential guard.

People relaxing at the Croatian government transit center in Opatovac, near the Serbian border.

Belongings from the latest victims of a doomed attempt to reach safety in Europe

MEPs have another busy week ahead of them.

Martin Schulz (right) with François Hollande

The civil liberties committee discusses on Tuesday 22 September new proposals by the European Commission to tackle the refugee crisis. Proposed measures include a permanent relocation mechanism, a common EU list of safe countries of origin and an effective return policy. Ahead of the debate, we asked Parliament’s political groups for their views on the crisis.