Colombia says world must act to end Venezuelan ‘dictatorship’

Colombian President Iván Duque called on the world to take decisive action to end the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, saying “the end of the dictatorship, the return of democracy and outright freedom is the only possible path” for the country. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Duque said Latin America needed the world’s help to deal with the estimated 1.6 million Venezuelans who have fled the country since 2015 — many of them to neighboring Colombia. While Turkey has received about 3.5 million Syrian refugees — or about 600,000 per year for the last six years — Colombia “in less than two years has opened its doors to almost 1 million Venezuelans,” Duque said. More…