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…
The Ombudsman of Colombia’s Norte de Santander province, on Tuesday asked for urgent intervention by the national government. Five massacres have occurred along the border with Venezuela so far this…
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…
Colombia’s Police said Sunday that a man who is accused of raping at least 274 children has been arrested in Venezuela. Weekly Semana reported the number of victims could exceed…
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,…