US Ambassador to UN Urges Global Action on Refugee Crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has called on the global community to take greater action in tackling the refugee crisis. Speaking Wednesday at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Power announced U.S. plans to intensify resettlement efforts to admit 30,000 more refugees in 2016 and 2017, out of 100,000 refugees overall.   As the leading donor of humanitarian aid, Power said, the United States is contributing more than $5.1 billion for the Syrian...

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