The International Conference of Donors in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants held this Thursday in Ottawa, Canada, achieved the commitment of countries and institutions to contribute 1,554 million dollars to this crisis, of which 954 million will be donations and 600 million credits.

In addition, Colombia pledged today to grant temporary protected status to 1.8 million migrants while other countries, such as Peru, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and the United States, offered similar measures to regularize the displaced. By OnVenezuela

 The federal government will provide $115 million in aid over two years for millions of Venezuelan asylum seekers living in countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean, said International Development Minister Karina Gould. Full Text -> Coast Reporter

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Despite the scale of the crisis, and its impacts for the region’s development trajectory, the regional response plan was only 47% funded last year. In the first half of 2021, it has barely received 5.4% of the required funds, providing less than $17 per displaced Venezuelan and leaving a gap of over $1.3 billion. Full Text -> ReliefWeb

Canada will host the next International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on June 17, 2021, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), co-leads of the Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V). It will be an opportunity to highlight the significant efforts to date of host countries and the international community and to mobilize much-needed additional resources. Full Text -> Global Affairs Canada