IOM / PERU VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS

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Every day, International Organization for Migration (IOM) teams in Aguas Verdes, a Peruvian border village near Ecuador provide vital assistance to migrants in transit and local communities by distributing food, water, hygiene kits, and information about the road ahead and regularization processes in the country. IOM
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STORY: IOM / PERU VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS
TRT: 03:00
SOURCE: IOM
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / NATS

DATELINE: APRIL 2024, TUMBES, PERU

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Shotlist

1. Aerial shot, Aguas Verdes, Peruvian border city with Colombia
2. Wide shot, exterior, Point of Assistance and Information
3. Med shot, IOM staff assists migrants’ needs
4. Med shot, Venezuelan migrants waiting for assistance
5. Close up, Venezuelan migrants receiving assistance
6. Med shot, Venezuelan migrants receiving assistance
7. Close up, Venezuelan migrant eating
8. Med shot, Venezuelan migrants seating
9. Med shot, Venezuelan couple walking to center for assistance
10. Med shot, Venezuelan couple receiving assistance
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Escarlent, Venezuelan Migrant:
“I was irregular for a long time, I met a neighbour who works here who told me that they helped me and my children with the process, so I came here, and they helped me a lot with the paperwork to follow, in that and in other things that continue to help me.”
12. Close up, Escarlent, Venezuelan migrant receiving information and support
13. Med shot, Escarlent, Venezuelan migrant seating with children smiling
14. Aerial shot of Peruvian border-crossing with Ecuador
15. Wide shot, people walking, street sign saying “Welcome to Peru”
16. Med shot, IOM staff bringing assistance to Venezuelan migrants near the border
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Athiana Galvez, Protection Officer, International Office for Migration (IOM):
“In terms of migratory regularization, we have carried out a series of activities and a schedule of workshops, that is to say, we are not only at this information point, but we also carry out workshops throughout the province. A multidisciplinary team that brings together all the people who live and travel in the cities in order to support them and help them with the programme of migratory regualrisation.”
18. Med shot, IOM staff talking to Venezuelan migrants
19. Med shot, Venezuelan migrants packing up
20. Wide shot, Venezuelan migrants walking towards Lima, capital of Peru

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Storyline

Escarlent stands in Aguas Verdes, a Peruvian border village near Ecuador, with her four children and her husband. The family’s story mirrors many others who have left Venezuela’s economic situation. She shares the harrowing story of their journey from Venezuela, driven by the difficulties to afford food and essential medicines. They took a bus across Venezuela, now the family is in Peru hoping to find a brighter future.

Every day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) teams provide vital assistance to migrants in transit and local communities by distributing food, water, hygiene kits, and information about the road ahead and regularization processes in the country.

IOM is also providing assistance in Aguas Verdes and other border points across the country, allowing for a rapid assessment of people's needs and a tailored response, while working with other actors to effectively coordinate humanitarian efforts.

“In terms of migratory regularization, we carry out a series of activities and a schedule of workshops, that brings together all the people who live and travel in the cities in order to support them and help them with the programme of migratory regualrisation”, said Athiana Galvez, IOM Protection assistant in Peru.

Escarlent family is one of the around 200 Venezuelans who cross the border on foot every day, seeking destinations in Peru and beyond. The daily influx of migrants increases the risk of sexual and other forms of violence, as well as having little or no access to health care and basic needs.

These “caminantes” (walkers), who travel hundreds of kilometres on foot, brave dangers ranging from criminal groups and smugglers that control the region to natural hazards, which are particularly acute for young women and families with small children. Many people walk and hitchhike for months along mountain roads that connect cities like Bogota, Quito, and Lima with Santiago de Chile and La Paz.

Peru is the second -largest destination for Venezuelan migrants and refugees globally, at 1.5 million. The northern border is the main entry point for people, linking Aguas Verdes to the Ecuadorian city of Huaquillas.

In 2023, over 162,000 migrants and refugees, primarily from Venezuela, entered Peru through this border, while almost 120,000 people left through the same crossing. For some, it’s just one stop on the way north to Mexico or the United States, or south to countries like Bolivia and Chile.

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