The Guardian: U.N. refugee chief: I would risk death to escape a squalid migrant camp
“The head of the U.N. refugee agency has said he too would do ‘anything’ to escape if he was stuck in a squalid refugee camp, as he called on the world’s wealthy nations to properly fund services in developing countries. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Filippo Grandi, the high commissioner for refugees, said countries are not getting enough recognition for hosting refugees, and that he would campaign for Cairo to receive more bilateral development aid to support its efforts…” (Beaumont, 1/15).