Full coverage: Premier Li Attends UN Conferences, Visits Canada and Cuba

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has told a refugee summit at the United Nations that large movements of refugees pose a political, social and security threat that creates opportunities for terrorists to exploit. He said the refugee issue is a global concern and called on the international community to act.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses the Summit for Refugees and Migrants of the on-going U.N. General Assembly in New York, the United States, Sept. 19, 2016. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Li is in New York for the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, and it has already held a high-level plenary meeting to address the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world.

Li said that China will provide U.S.$100 million in additional assistance for global refugees. World leaders also approved a declaration aimed at providing a more coordinated and humane response to the refugee crisis that has strained resources and stoked divisions from Africa to Europe.