- The U.K., acting on a “moral responsibility,” agreed to accept 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years.
- Pope Francis called on parishes to house refugees, but the call was heeded by others too. Finland Prime Minister Juha Sipilä offered his spare home as a sanctuary for refugees, while one of Egypt’s richest men, Naguib Sawiris, offered to buy an island for the stateless.
- As more European countries step up to help, critics have noted that some of the wealthiest countries in the Middle East have done the opposite.
- When asked about their refugee policy, only two presidential candidates said the United States should help with the crisis.
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