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Ecuador says it needs $550 million to help Venezuelan migrants
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 23, 2018 / 4:37 PM / UPDATED 28 MINUTES AGO
Ecuador says it needs $550 million to help Venezuelan migrants
Jose Llangari
2 MIN READ
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador needs some $550 million to provide aid to Venezuelan citizens fleeing their country’s economic crisis, and hopes to raise the funds through donations from multilateral agencies and nearby countries, an Ecuadorean official said the Friday.
Delegations from a dozen Latin American countries met in Quito on Thursday and Friday to coordinate plans to deal with the Venezuelan migration crisis, which is overwhelming social services agencies throughout South America.
“We have quantified Ecuador’s medium- and long-term needs at around $550 million,” Santiago Chavez, deputy minister of human mobility, told reporters. “This has to do with health, education, housing and employment needs.”
Ecuador estimates that some 600,000 Venezuelan citizens have entered the country in 2018 via the Colombian border, most of whom continue on toward Peru.
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Ecuador says it needs $550 million to help Venezuelan migrants
Jose Llangari
2 MIN READ
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador needs some $550 million to provide aid to Venezuelan citizens fleeing their country’s economic crisis, and hopes to raise the funds through donations from multilateral agencies and nearby countries, an Ecuadorean official said the Friday.
Delegations from a dozen Latin American countries met in Quito on Thursday and Friday to coordinate plans to deal with the Venezuelan migration crisis, which is overwhelming social services agencies throughout South America.
“We have quantified Ecuador’s medium- and long-term needs at around $550 million,” Santiago Chavez, deputy minister of human mobility, told reporters. “This has to do with health, education, housing and employment needs.”
Ecuador estimates that some 600,000 Venezuelan citizens have entered the country in 2018 via the Colombian border, most of whom continue on toward Peru.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-migration-ecuador/ecuador-says-it-needs-550-million-to-help-venezuelan-migrants-idUSKCN1NS2CD