Key Figures

People in Need
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PiN Blanco
6,370,274
In Destination 3,407,662
Host Communities 1,376,943
Col. Returnees 593,710
Pendular 991,959
*In Transit 30,617
10 Dec 2020
Target Population
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Target Blanco
657,678
In Destination 530,891
Host Communities 117,709
Col. Returnees 9,058
Pendular 20
*In Transit 600
10 Dec 2020
Financial Requirements
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Requerimientos financieros
$264.7M
10 Dec 2020
Appealing Partners
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partners
97
10 Dec 2020

What is the Integration Sector?

Priority Needs

The Regional Integration Sector, based on consultations with National and Sub-regional Integration Sectors has identified three priority socio-economic integration needs. These priorities are in line with the pillars of the Regional Socioeconomic Integration Strategy, which has been elaborated in the dual framework of the R4V Platform and the Quito Process:

1.         First, regularization processes and their linkages to promote integration. Regular status and documentation were reported as the main concerns of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, affecting access to the formal labour market and essential services, particularly during COVID-19.

2.        Second, access to livelihood opportunities, in particular for women and youth. Barriers include local languages in some countries (e.g., Brazil and the Caribbean), costly and bureaucratic processes for the recognition of professional titles, degrees and qualifications, lack of childcare support, inability to access financial services, discrimination, limited (self-) employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, or lack of awareness by employers of labour rights and recruitment processes, as well as the migrant workers’ inclusion in host countries’ social protection systems.

3.        Third, social cohesion between refugees and migrants and their host communities. The long-term presence of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, coupled with limited employment opportunities and increasing pressures on essential services and the environment, as well as the spread of false information, have contributed to increasing xenophobia and discrimination, including gender discrimination faced by women and LGBTQI+ people.

Response Strategy

The Integration Sector will support approaches, partnerships and tools to promote the socioeconomic integration of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in a gender, age and diversity-responsive manner, while contributing to overall local sustainable development, through the implementation of the “Regional Strategy for the Socio-Economic Integration of Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela and their Host Communities.”

The Sector’s response will focus on promoting socio-economic integration (during and post-COVID-19), reducing xenophobia and promoting social cohesion, particularly for those affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes those a) unemployed or underemployed, b) working in the informal sector, including domestic services, and c) workers not included in social protection systems, with a crosscutting focus on women, youth, marginalized groups (indigenous, persons with specific needs, LGBTQI+ people), GBV survivors and those at risk of GBV or evictions.

  • The first response priority aims to link regularization processes with others that promote integration, for example by advocating for access to work in the formal sector and to work-related documentation requirements, such as work permits, and de-facto access to work by sensitizing relevant actors (e.g., ministries of labor, employment agencies and the private sector) on labour rights and the mechanisms for the recruitment of refugees and migrants.
  • The second response priority aims to facilitate economic recovery and access to livelihood opportunities for Venezuelan refugees and migrants by identifying and sharing best practices on easing administrative processes for degree and qualifications recognition, alternatives to the apostille and solutions to address high processing costs.
  • The third response priority will promote social cohesion, through campaigns and/or sensitization initiatives that strengthen civic coexistence and cultural exchanges and contribute to eradicating sexualized stereotypes of Venezuelan women and girls.

Documents

Report
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RMRP 2020 End-Year Report

End-year report on the activities of the RMRP 2020 in 17 countries of the regional response for Venezuelan refugees and migrants. 

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14 July 2021
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GIFMM Colombia: Joint Multi-Sector Needs Assessment | December 2020

Report of results of the fourth round of joint needs assessment, implemented by 36 GIFMM partners to measure the situation and needs of refugees and migrants in the context of COVID-19. Between 3 and 13 November 2020, 214 surveyors conducted over 3100 telephone surveys with refugee and migrant households from Venezuela. The objectives of this fourth round of the joint needs assessment are to monitor trends in the levels of access and availability of basic goods and services and the difficulties households face in accessing them, how living conditions have evolved, and the main priorities of the population as a way of forming a baseline for the 2021 response. The sample design allows for an analysis at a national level, as well as for 11 departments in Colombia: Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bogotá D.C., Cesar, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, and Valle del Cauca. The Spanish version of the report can be found here: https://r4v.info/es/documents/details/84221

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326
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27 March 2021
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Rapid Joint Needs Assessment Arauca | 27 March 2021

Results of a rapid joint needs assessment, implemented on the 23rd and 24th of March 2021, to measure the priorities of the population fleeing the violence in Venezuela, including those with international protection needs and their host communities. The results are based on 50 community group discussions, with over 900 participants, 18 key informant interviews and a review of secondary data.

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27 March 2021
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Evaluación Conjunta de Necesidades Inicial Arauca | 27 marzo 2021

Resultados de una evaluación rápida conjunta de las necesidades, realizada los días 23 y 24 de marzo de 2021, para medir las prioridades de la población que huye de la violencia en Venezuela, incluidas las personas con necesidades de protección internacional y sus comunidades de acogida. Los resultados se basan en 50 discusiones grupales, con más de 900 participantes, 18 entrevistas con informantes claves y una revisión de los datos secundarios.

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293
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27 March 2021
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Sector Contacts

Rafael Francesco Carella / Adriana Hidalgo

ILO

[email protected]

 

Sarah Stemmler / Daniela Escobar

IOM

[email protected] / [email protected]