UN High Commissioner Talks About the Future For Refugees

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi?, left, speaks with a Syrian family at the port of Mytilene during his visit on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nearly 100,000 migrants and refugees have traveled to Greek islands from nearby Turkey so far this year.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi?, left, speaks with a Syrian family at the port of Mytilene during his visit on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nearly 100,000 migrants and refugees have traveled to Greek islands from nearby Turkey so far this year. Manu Brabo / AP Photo
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi?, left, speaks with a Syrian family at the port of Mytilene during his visit on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nearly 100,000 migrants and refugees have traveled to Greek islands from nearby Turkey so far this year.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi?, left, speaks with a Syrian family at the port of Mytilene during his visit on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nearly 100,000 migrants and refugees have traveled to Greek islands from nearby Turkey so far this year. Manu Brabo / AP Photo

UN High Commissioner Talks About the Future For Refugees

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Last week the EU and Turkey reached an agreement which will likely mean that many asylum seekers entering the EU will be sent back to Turkey.

The agreement is part of the EU’s plan to manage the historic number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria and other parts of the world.

In the meantime, many European countries have tightened their borders and seen a rise in anti-migrant and anti-refugee political parties.  We talk about the ongoing refugee crisis and what the future holds for the millions displaced from their home countries with Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees.