INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES including the United Nations, the World Bank and Islamic Development Bank, announced on Saturday that they plan to raise billions of dollars to tackle the worsening refugee crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, by issuing new bonds to help displaced people and support reconstruction in the war-torn region. Comments:

To a certain extent, the root cause of Europe's refugee crisis is the so-called "Arab Spring", which the West previously promoted and supported among some Middle East countries. This was the trigger for enduring political unrest and military clashes in the region, especially in Syria and Libya, rather than a catalyst for widespread "democratization" as expected. The current influx of refugees in Europe happened for a reason.

Shen Xiaoquan, a researcher at the World Affairs Research Center, Xinhua News Agency, Oct 10