Office of International Organization for Migration Director General's Special Envoy for the Regional Response to the Venezuela Situation

Offices of the Special Envoy for the response to the Venezuela situation

The Office of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General's Special Envoy for the Regional Response to the Venezuela Situation (OSE^[1]) is based in Panama City, Panama,^[2] and leads the coordination and operational oversight for 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean operating under the framework of the Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP^[3]), while serving as co-lead with UNHCR of the Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants (R4V).

The office provides support to national platforms and assists country offices in terms of information management, communications, and resource mobilization related to the response to Venezuela. OSE is also responsible for political liaison and co-leads the Technical Secretariat of the Quito Process, together with UNHCR.

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage of the OSE includes the following 17 countries:^[4]

Argentina
Aruba
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Curaçao
Ecuador
Guyana
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay

References

^ "About the Office of the Special Envoy | Office of the Special Envoy for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela". respuestavenezolanos.iom.int.
^ "Migration in the Americas, Caribbean | IOM, UN Migration". www.iom.int.
^ "RMRP 2022 - For Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela". RMRP 2022.
^ "Where we work | Office of the Special Envoy for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela". respuestavenezolanos.iom.int.