Recent weeks have seen escalating violence in countries in the Middle East and Africa, forcing residents to flee their homelands. U.N High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says that while taking in refugees places a huge economic and security burden on them, host nations have pledged to keep their borders open.
What can the international community do to assist refugee host countries? Guterres speaks on the issue with Devex on day three of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
Lars Schwetje contributed reporting from New York.
Check out the rest of our interview with Antonio Guterres, as well as our conversations with other global development luminaries who attended this year’s Clinton Global Initiative.