Illegal armed groups and criminals are profiting from the economic crisis in Venezuela by charging fleeing migrants for illegal access into Colombia, and in some cases Panama. For these groups,…
Colombia will tighten border control in response to a massive influx of Venezuelans fleeing their country, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. “The arrival of Venezuelans to the country will be controlled,…
“We have been negligent,” admitted Colombia’s inspector general Tuesday when calling for emergency measures to avoid Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis spilling over into Colombia’s cities. Inspector General Fernando Carrillo spoke to…
The United States is considering support for Colombia that is dealing with hundreds of thousands of migrants who have fled Venezuela, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday. In a…
Colombia over the weekend opened its first shelter for Venezuelans who have massively been trying to escape the economic crisis that is devastating the neighboring country.
Colombia’s finance minister called for an international contingency plan to respond to a possibly imminent collapse of Venezuela, the neighboring country that is suffering an economic and political crisis. Finance…
Displaced by Venezuela’s ongoing economic and political crisis, more than 400,000 Venezuelans are believed to be staying in Colombia illegally. The migrant crisis could get worse. According to Colombia’s Migration…
Hospitals in eastern Colombia are facing increasing financial woes due to the thousands of Venezuelans that have sought emergency medical help abroad, local media reported Sunday. According to Radio RCN,…
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday offered to help Colombia deal with the hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled their country. The Secretary General of the international…