July 25, 2024

‘I can build a real life’: Colombia to grant legal status to Venezuelan migrants

retrieved from The New Humanitarian

The decision was described as “the most important humanitarian gesture” in the region since the 1980s, as well as “an example to the region and the rest of the world”, by Filippo Grandi, the head of the UN refugee agency, who joined Colombia’s president Iván Duque in announcing the measures. Venezuela, despite having the world’s largest proven oil reserves, has been mired in economic and social ruin since 2014. Hyperinflation, food shortages and power cuts are a daily reality. Full Text -> TheGuardian

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