U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama will seek a major increase in funding for refugee support around the world and pressure at least ten new countries to offer resettlement programs.
Kerry, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said that the US will encourage donors to increase the financing of humanitarian crises around the world by 30 percent, that is, from 10 billion to 13 billion per year, reports AP.
The US will also put pressure on countries that currently accept refugees to double the number of those they settle, and increase by one million the number of refugees in schools and the number of those who are legally allowed to work, he added.
The US Secretary of State announced that these topics will be the focus of the summit on refugees, which will be held in the United Nations General Assembly in the fall, and which Obama plans to host.
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