UN: Ban Ki-moon says Europe cannot resolve refugee crisis by building walls

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Europe cannot resolve its refugee crisis by building barriers and walls to keep asylum-seekers at bay. In an interview published Friday, Ban told the German daily, Bild, that “building walls, discriminating against people or sending them back is no answer to the problem.” 

His remarks were published on the same day that EU leaders were to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to finalize an agreement, according to which Ankara would take back all the refugees that have reached Europe via Turkey. Some EU countries have moved to prevent the refugees from coming in by enforcing border restrictions and building fences.