Colombian government Venezuela refugee child nationality August 14 9:15
In Venezuela in South America, where political turmoil continues, more than 4 million refugees have flown into neighboring countries and have given birth in countries where they have migrated. In response, Colombia, which borders Venezuela, has decided to give nationality to refugee children born in the country from 20th of this month.
In Venezuela in South America, President Maduro, who continues dictatorship with the support of China and Russia, conflicts with Congress President Guayed, who has declared the inauguration of the interim president with the support of the United States, and the confusion is spreading involving the international community. .
According to the United Nations, 4 million people have flowed out of the country so far, and at this pace, 5 million people are expected to flow out of Venezuela by the end of the year.
Under these circumstances, there are a number of cases where refugees give birth after migrating, but if they remain Venezuelan nationalities, they have had problems in their lives, such as not being able to receive sufficient schooling.
For this reason, the Colombian government, which has accepted more than 1 million Venezuelan refugees so far, has decided to give citizenship to Venezuelan children born in Colombia from 20th this month.
In Colombia, which borders Venezuela, more than 24,000 children with parents of Venezuelan refugees have been born in just one year, so the acquisition of nationality is expected to improve living conditions.