More than 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their country in recent years fleeing socialism, according to the latest update, released Monday, of the Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V).
The R4V is a regional coordination mechanism co-led by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to respond to the displacement of refugees and migrants from Venezuela in Latin America and the Caribbean.
According to a message from the coalition posted on Twitter, “the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela continues to rise. As of August 2022, 6,805,209 people left Venezuela. 84% (5,745,664) live in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
The data, with a cut-off date of August 5, represents an increase of 9.7% (660,000 people) compared to the last report offered in July, which reported 6.15 million migrants.
“These figures represent the sum of Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers reported by host governments. They do not necessarily imply individual identification or registration of each individual, and include a degree of estimation, depending on each government,” says the platform.
SOURCE: El American
