Refugees flee to nearby states, not the best welfareRefugee crisis: Dalai Lama in plea to put 'interests of humanity' first
At start of UK trip, spiritual leader praises German and Austrian response to crisis but declines to criticize British plan to take only 20,000 refugees over five years
National interests should come second to the interests of humanity, the Dalai Lama has said in relation to the global refugee crisis, as he praised the response of Germany and Austria to those “crying, starving and asking for help”.