Venezuela migration nears 'Mediterranean crisis point': UN

The Venezuela refugee situation is "building towards a crisis moment", the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned, with the organisation's spokesperson likening it to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. Many Venezuelans are choosing to leave their country as a result of the recession which has gone on for almost five years now. According to the UN, 1.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2015, 90 percent of whom went to countries within South America. "This is building to a crisis moment that we've seen in other parts of the world, particularly the Mediterranean," Joel Millman, IOM spokesperson, said on Friday. More…