Syria: UN Seeks Urgent Medical Evacuations

More people will die if 500 patients are not evacuated from the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta in Syria, the United Nations has said. The UN's Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria tells us that a situation in the Damascus suburb "belongs in the Middle Ages".

Also in the programme: The White House and the US State Department insist Rex Tillerson remains in his post; and what can the leaders of Europe and Africa do to limit the human cost of illegal migration?

(Image: People who got injured from bombings receive medical attention at a field hospital in Eastern Ghouta. Credit: Epa/Mohammed Badra)