US says others must help in world refugee crisis

The Trump administration says that "new actors" must step up to help in the global response to refugees.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will "will continue to be a world leader in providing humanitarian assistance" for displaced people. But he says the U.S. provides more aid currently to refugees than any other single country.

He said in a statement on World Refugee Day that governments, global financial institutions and the private sector must "come to the table" to help in a time when "global displacement has reached record levels." He touted U.S. efforts in Syria, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pompeo said Wednesday that the U.S. will continue letting in the world's most vulnerable refugees "while upholding the safety and security of the American people."