Sunday, April 8, 2018

WFP Level 2 Emergency: Colombia-Venezuela Crisis, 6 April 2018


As of 2017, 1.6 million Venezuelans were living outside their country (IOM), driven by lack of access to food, medicine and health services, and/or political tensions (WFP Rapid Profiling, Colombia Nov-Dec 2018). Colombia is the country most affected by population outflows. To date, over 1 million migrants from Venezuela have crossed the border and some 660,000 have stayed. In February 2018, the Government of Colombia has officially requested UN support to reinforce internal capacities and ensure an efficient response. On April 6, WFP declared a Level 2 Emergency. More… 

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