1 million Venezuelan migrants are protected under Colombia's Temporary Protective Status
Colombia reached one million protection cards delivered to Venezuelan migrants with the Temporary Protection Statute created in 2020, in words of . "A million people who can access public services, the health system, house or who will be able to open a bank account" mentioned President Duque in his announcement on 1st June. The Director of Migration Colombia, Juan Francisco Espinosa, stated this first million cards “represent 53% women heads of households protected, 29% of boys, girls and adolescents protected on this route of schooling”. Mr. Espinosa emphasized the coverage of the Statute has reached 1,000 municipalities and the mass delivery of Temporary Protection Permits will continue on throughout the country. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filipo Grandi, described this initiative as "an extraordinary example of humanity, commitment to human rights and pragmatism." Read more.
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