–Foreign Affairs Minister tells multi-agency coordinating committee

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Hilton Todd, on March 8, 2024, chaired a meeting of the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee to address the influx of migrants from Venezuela into Guyana.

According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first committee meeting for the year was attended by the relevant government stakeholders and international partners who collectively set the agenda in principle for the committee to continue its work with regards to providing the necessary humanitarian assistance to those migrants, inclusive of returning Guyanese fleeing the economic hardships in Venezuela.

The minister in his opening remarks reminded the committee that the policy of the government remains intact as it relates to support for the migrants from Venezuela.

He noted that the long-term objective is to integrate them into Guyanese society but in the meantime, the respective agencies are tasked with combining resources to provide services in key areas such as healthcare, education, labour, sanitation, shelter, food and clothing for the most vulnerable.

Minister Todd tasked the committee to organise another outreach activity at the earliest possible opportunity, which will be undertaken in Region One on this occasion, as a result of the high concentration of migrants from Venezuela.