Social protection and Venezuelan migration in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an enormous challenge for all countries due to its public health consequences and socio-economic effects on families. In this difficult context, the Latin America and the Caribbean region is facing the largest displacement in its recent history. This migrant populati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP)
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15683
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15683
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COVID-19 pandemic
social protection
migration
Descripción
Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic represents an enormous challenge for all countries due to its public health consequences and socio-economic effects on families. In this difficult context, the Latin America and the Caribbean region is facing the largest displacement in its recent history. This migrant population faces various risks, whether linked to the migration process or their migratory status, or others that were aggravated by the health emergency. This Research Report summarises a report by the IPC-IG, UNICEF LACRO and WFP, which presents an analysis of the inclusion of the Venezuelan migrant population in social protection as part of the response to the pandemic emergency in nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.