Joint statement by Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR-IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants

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Joint statement by Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR-IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants

UNHCR News, 28 Jan 2019

URL: https://www.unhcr.org/5c4ecfd04
The flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants from Venezuela in recent years is the largest population movement in the recent history of Latin America. In the face of this monumental crisis, the reaction of the countries of the region has been exemplary. In recent days, however, violent actions, physical and verbal attacks and threats against Venezuelan citizens in several countries in the region have marred this picture. Although isolated and unrepresentative, these acts of hatred, intolerance and xenophobia are extremely worrying. Faced with them, it is essential that governments and societies respond with a clear and forceful message of rejection.