Colombia: Social and Economic Integration of Migrants DPF

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The development objective of the Social and Economic Integration of Migrants Development Policy Financing in Colombia is to support the social and economic integration of migrants from Venezuela in host areas. Policies supported by this DPF will support a critical shift in policy effort from short-term urgent responses to a longer-term framework for integration. The development policy financing includes a range of inclusive migration and service delivery policies and instruments organized along two pillars. Pillar 1 establishes the legal and institutional basis for the protection and long-term social and economic integration of migrants in host areas. It supports the approval of the temporary protection status (TPS) for Venezuelan migrants, which allows migrants to transition from an emergency and transitory migratory regime to a regular migratory regime. By granting a permit of stay and work for up to 10 years, the TPS supports the long-term integration of migrants, grants and expands access to basic services, and eases labor market pressures. To operationalize the TPS, the Government of Colombia created the Single Registry of Venezuelan Migrants to facilitate identification; socioeconomic characterization; and targeting of migrants eligible for education, health, resilient housing, emergency shelter and response in the event of a disaster, and social protection programs to improve the socioeconomic integration of migrants in the medium and long-term. Pillar 2 supports improved access to and quality of services for migrants. This pillar will support the adoption of a series of policies, decrees, resolutions that grant Venezuelans access to critical services, including COVID-19 vaccines and housing subsidies.

World Bank Group

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Government, Education