UN agencies warn against refugee backlash, playing into hands of ISIL

The United Nations has expressed concern over the anti-refugee backlash following the Paris attacks, and stressed that refugees should not be turned into scapegoats.

Last Friday's attacks have intensified anti-refugee sentiment in Europe and the United States, at a time when the region is facing the biggest refugee crisis since World War Two.

Our Correspondent Liling Tan reports.

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