For Duque, achieving that goal would be the “great triumph of an immigration policy, as the world deserves it in the 21st century.”
Colombian President Iván Duque hopes to deliver by August 7, 2022, when his term ends, 1.8 million from the temporary protection permit for Venezuelan migrants.
“We want to achieve a massive delivery between now and August 7, 2022; have 1.8 million cards of the Statute (of Temporary Protection) delivered ”, said the Colombian ruler, participate in the commemoration of International Migrants Day, in the municipality of Chía, bordering Bogotá.
For Duque, achieving this goal is the “great triumph of an immigration policy, as the world deserves it in the 21st century.”
Colombia has received close to two million Venezuelans who left their country in recent years to escape the political, economic and social crisis that exists there.
Last year the Colombian Government presented the Temporary Protection Statute that will allow that population to regularize their situation in the country for a period of ten years.
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The card will allow them greater ease to access employment contracts, education, health entities or bank accountss, among other aspects.
Our moral duty on International Migrants Day is to tell these people, especially those who are arriving in our country, that they are not alone. We are aware that many of you have had to leave your lands, your home, in search of hope and a hug.
Duque expressed.
He stressed that the Statute seeks make migrants visible and open doors for them to health, education, employment, housing services.
“This Statute is the demonstration of fraternity, it is a true act of peace, it is a true act of consolidation of a brotherhood,” said the Head of State, who stated: “Each Temporary Protection Statute card that is delivered It is the embrace of 50 million Colombians”, He assured.
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For her part, the head of the Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Colombia, Ana Durán Salvatierra, said that with her migration policy Colombia is a model for the world.
“Colombia is today an example for the world, and its advances and lessons in guaranteeing the human rights of these populations (of migrants) constitute a model to follow for achieve a safe and dignified migration, in line with the fundamental principles of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), of leaving no one behind ”, concluded Durán. (I)
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