Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, of course. It is one of the main challenges for Colombia to enhance or to develop a response for the Venezuelan migrants and refugees, but also at the same time to not affect the progress made not only in terms of the peace process, but also in the situation of IDPs. We hav

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. The Venezuelan population is now everywhere. As our colleague Alejandro Guidi mentioned, the Venezuelans arrived in several waves. In the case of the first, it was the wealthiest class, which had left Venezuela. In the second wave, which took place mainly in 2015, 201

Foreign Affairs committee  It may be a point, because, as you mentioned, there are two levels in this response. I would say the first is the diplomatic and political level, and the second is the humanitarian and protection level. I believe that at the political level, discussions are taking place at the U

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, the main focus of our support is at the protection and response levels. In this sense, we are supporting the national plans developed by the countries. Colombia has just issued a national response plan for the Venezuelans, called CONPES. Other countries are doing the same

Foreign Affairs committee  Alejandro, I don't know if you maybe want to add to that.

Foreign Affairs committee  Would you like me to reply right now, or take other questions?

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, indeed. As you said, the outflow of Venezuelans is having a big impact on all neighbouring countries. I would, however, highlight the situation of Colombia and the other two countries of the Andean region, Peru and Ecuador, because there you can feel more the impact at a n

Foreign Affairs committee  Excellent. Thank you very much. I would start by mentioning some figures and trends on the overall situation and the impact of the Venezuelan situation in the region. In the last statistics, we account for more than three million migrants and refugees outside the country. Eight