A Commitment to Integration

Colombia has experienced a massive influx of migrants, particularly in the last decade, which led it to implement short term measures, but also to create the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Migrants (TPSVM), a unique regional response mechanism for longer-term needs in the face of one of the greatest migratory crises in the region. More than five million Venezuelans have fled their country due to political discontent and poverty. Colombia has welcomed more than 1.7 million. Here, Marquez discusses the challenges and opportunities of human displacement.