The United Nations’ 71st General Assembly, underway in New York, is the first summit on refugees and migrants. A concrete plan is expected to emerge to help deal with the crisis including how leaders are going to implement The New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. <br /><br /> Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang said that China plans to provide an additional $100 million in assistance.<br /><br /> #UN4RefugeesMigrants Summit shows that we can find common ground – Ban Ki-moon https://t.co/Q08I8U1tCa pic.twitter.com/t6eacksPLk— United Nations (@UN) September 19, 2016<br /><br /> In what will probably be his last UN conference, Ban Ki-Moon told the summit: “Refugees and migrants are not to be seen as a burden. They offer great potential if only we unlock it.”<br /><br /> Respect<br />Safety<br />Dignity for All<br /><br />Together: https://t.co/Q08I8U1tCa#UN4RefugeesMigrants pic.twitter.com/D49QizWSIM— United Nations (@UN) September 19, 2016<br /><br /> Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty was sceptical of the summit, he said: “Instead of sharing responsibility, world leaders shirked it. The UN summit has been sabotaged by states acting in self-interest, leaving millions of refugees in dire situations around the world on the edge of a precipice.”<br /><br /> As world leaders continue to fail #refugees, 75,000 remain trapped between Syria & Jordan https://t.co/emfAuKMOlx pic.twitter.com/uK5xPGvOGG— Salil Shetty (@SalilShetty) September 15, 2016<br />
