Colombia

Advocacy for Colombia

What’s Happening?

Colombia hosts more displaced Venezuelans than any other nation in the world and has millions of internally displaced people of its own. Colombia has been historically welcoming towards Venezuelans, taking proactive steps to regularize them and grant them access to services. However, recent policy changes have made it harder for Venezuelans to regularize their status. Many Venezuelans in Colombia struggle to find decent jobs and build a dignified life. Internally displaced Colombians also face similar issues – and in 2025 there have been troubling increases in internal displacement, confinement, and child-recruitment into armed groups. With limited opportunities, Venezuelans and displaced Colombians are forced to make difficult decisions to re-migrate, often crossing the Darien Gap.

What Must Be Done?

Refugees International is calling on the international community to support the government of Colombia in its efforts to integrate and support displaced Venezuelans and asks the Colombian government to renew its TPS program for new Venezuelan arrivals.