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OAS Permanent Council to Discuss Venezuelan Migration in the Hemisphere

  February 14, 2022

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, February 16 at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT) to discuss “Addressing Venezuelan Migration in the Hemisphere: Progress made by Colombia in implementing the Temporary Protection Statute for Venezuelan Migrants (ETPV),“ among other topics.

The event will include presentations by:

• The Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez
• The Director of Migración Colombia, Juan Francisco Espinosa
• The Head of the Office for the Attention and Socioeconomic Integration of the Migrant Population, Presidency of Colombia, Lucas Gómez.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website, Facebook and YouTube

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected]).

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Discuss Addressing Venezuelan Migration in the Hemisphere

WHEN: Wednesday, February 16 at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT)

WHERE: OAS website, Facebook and YouTube

Reference: AVI-022/22