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International Donors Conference: In Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants

May 25, 2020
International Donors Conference: In Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants

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?  26 May 2020 ?16:00-18:00 (GMT)
Virtual conference

The European Union and the Government of Spain, with the support of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), will convene an International Donors Conference in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean.

At a time when the world’s attention is focused on the fight against COVID-19, we should not lose sight of the needs of more than 5 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants who have sought and found safety across the world, mostly in neighboring countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. COVID-19 has brought many aspects of life to a standstill but the humanitarian implications of this, one of the largest in the world, have not ceased.

The event follows from the commitment made during last year’s Solidarity Conference in Brussels to expand the support for humanitarian, protection, socio-economic integration and development programmes for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and their host communities. The lives and welfare of millions of Venezuelans depend on this assistance, and the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic makes this commitment an urgent imperative.

In this context, the objectives of the Pledging Conference are to:

  • Mobilize bilateral and multilateral support to support the efforts made by States to include Venezuelan refugees and migrants in national programmes and stimulate labour markets for the benefit of Venezuelans and host communities.
  • Mobilize financial support for the revised 2020 Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (RMRP), which includes 151 partners in 17 countries who collectively require USD 1,41 Billion for protection, emergency life-saving assistance, and longer-term solutions.
  • Facilitate stronger and coordinated engagement from key actors, including cooperating States, development actors, as well as civil society.

Original source: UNHCR
Published on 25 May 2020