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Poverty October 9, 2018 | 10:22 am

Crisis: 30,000 Venezuelans uprooted to Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- The makeshift campsite set up at the Yukpa indigenous community on the Colombia-Venezuela border city of Cúcuta is perhaps the most striking reflection of how migration from the latter country affects the most vulnerable populations. Its Venezuelan settlers not only face the challenges that usually accompany leaving home, but also problems such as malnutrition or even a recent ... Read more

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