As the crisis dragged on, and while many nations grew tired of extending a welcoming hand to Venezuelans, Colombia’s President Iván Duque met the challenge and has tackled the problem with unparalleled humanity and compassion. More than 2 million Venezuelan refugees have fled to Colombia, by far the most of any country, and President Duque announced that Colombia would grant Temporary Protection Status to these undocumented migrants and refugees. This will allow them to legally live and work in Colombia for up to 10 years, providing access to education, access to healthcare and to the employment market as well as legal and social stability. President Duque’s granting of rights-based social protection for Venezuelan migrants has restored their humanity, offering hope and a dignified life. By Andrés Gluski. Full Text -> AmericasQuarterly

Traducción de cortesía -> A medida que la crisis se prolongó, y mientras muchas naciones se cansaron de extender una mano de bienvenida a los venezolanos, el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, enfrentó el desafío y ha abordado el problema con una humanidad y una compasión incomparables. Más de 2 millones de refugiados venezolanos han huido a Colombia, con mucho la mayor cantidad de cualquier país, y el presidente Duque anunció que Colombia otorgaría Estatus de Protección Temporal a estos migrantes y refugiados indocumentados. Esto les permitirá vivir y trabajar legalmente en Colombia por hasta 10 años, brindándoles acceso a la educación, acceso a la salud y al mercado laboral, así como estabilidad legal y social. El otorgamiento del presidente Duque de protección social basada en derechos para los migrantes venezolanos ha restaurado su humanidad, ofreciéndoles esperanza y una vida digna.

El presidente colombiano, Iván Duque, se mostró este jueves escéptico respecto a las negociaciones que se están desarrollando en México sobre Venezuela, ya que, a pesar de valorar el “esfuerzo realizado por parte del Gobierno interino en sentarse con la dictadura”, el único resultado válido sería la convocatoria “cuanto antes” de elecciones presidenciales “libres y trasparentes”. Texto completo-> ElColombiano

Courtesy translation -> The Colombian president, Iván Duque, was skeptical this Thursday about the negotiations that are being developed in Mexico on Venezuela, since, despite valuing the “effort made by the interim government to sit down with the dictatorship”, the only valid result would be the “as soon as possible” call for “free and transparent” presidential elections.

It was the first attack against a Colombian president in nearly 20 years. No one was injured. Colombian authorities did not say if the shots were fired from the Colombian or Venezuelan side of the frontier. “It is a cowardly attack, where you can see bullet holes in the presidential aircraft,” Duque said in a statement. Duque said he was flying with the defense and interior ministers and the governor of Norte de Santander province, which borders Venezuela, when the helicopter was attacked.  Full Text-> DailyTimes

In the case of Venezuela the information is non-existent,” Duque said in an interview. “There’s not good hospital capacity or good epidemiological capacity, for a long time they haven’t had serious vaccination programs.” “I think Venezuela is a time bomb from the public health point of view.” Full Text -> BDNews24