Page 6 - Preliminary Report on the Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee Crisis in the Region

Secondly, the flow of Venezuelan migrants is similar in

The flow of Venezuelan
magnitude and speed to other episodes that led to
migrants is similar in
magnitude and speed to massive migrant and refugee crises in other parts of the
other episodes that led to world which resulted from armed conflicts, such as in

massive migrant and
Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, and South Sudan. The
refugee crises in other
characteristics of the flow are not those typically
parts of the world and
were the result of armed associated with purely economic migrations.
conflicts, such as in Syria,
Afghanistan, Somalia, and
South Sudan. Thirdly, the region’s countries need the financial support

of the international community on a much bigger scale

than the generous contributions made so far. International financial assistance is critical to

enable national and local governments in host countries to make the necessary infrastructure
investments and provide the services that migrants along with all the residents of receiving

communities need, since that will allow the optimal integration of Venezuelans into those

communities and local labor markets.

The rest of the report is organized as follows: the first part takes a detailed look at what the

Working Group considers the main determinants of the mass migration of Venezuelans in

recent years, based on data and evidence analyzed by the Working Group itself and by other

independent sources. The report then examines the characteristics of the flows of Venezuelan
migrants and refugees observed and the international financing needed to assist migrants and

receiving communities.

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