Select the sign of your cityAcnur called for solidarity and empathy with the people who have been victims of this scourge.Since June 20, the UN Refugee Agency (Acnur) has been leading the commemoration of World Day for Refugees and Displaced Persons in Colombia.It does so with around 50 events and activities in host communities in Bogotá and throughout the country, with which they will express a voice of support for the more than 100 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes. homes.With the slogan 'Whoever.Anywhere.Whenever.Everyone has the right to seek protection', the UN calls for solidarity and empathy towards those who had to leave everything behind and rebuild their lives far from their homes.Read here: Terror in Bogotá: Motoladrones almost kill a citizen for taking his belongings"On this date we seek to highlight the resilience of all refugees and displaced persons in Colombia and in the world. In the same way, we want to send a message of thanks to the communities that have welcomed them in solidarity, and have thus facilitated that their lives have a new hope," said Mireille Girard, UNHCR Representative in Colombia.He argued that "today we remember that requesting protection or asylum is a human right that anyone should have access to, regardless of factors such as ethnic origin, religion, gender or country of origin. Those who have been forced to flee deserve a dignified and respectful treatment at all times," he said.According to the report 'Global Forced Displacement Trends 2020' by UNHCR, it is estimated that at the end of 2020 there were 82.4 million people displaced throughout the world as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events that seriously disturbed public order.Also read: District extended deadline for young people to access higher education scholarships73% of these people have been received in neighboring countries.Turkey has hosted the largest number of refugees globally, with nearly 3.7 million people, followed by Colombia in second place.The most recent report from Migración Colombia indicates that more than 393,700 people of Venezuelan nationality reside in Bogotá, out of a total of 1,842,390, who identify themselves in the country.The largest proportion is concentrated in four localities: Kennedy, Suba, Bosa and Engativá.For his part, the personero Julián Pinilla Malagón, indicated that, "the Personería de Bogotá has identified that in the period between January 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022, 3,026 orientation, assistance and intervention records were carried out. in the face of petitions or processes by people of Venezuelan nationality who went to the entity or some setting in which it is present (prosecutor's offices, family police stations or transfer center for protection), and as such four days of registration to the Temporary Statute of Protection”.Similarly, the official called for the migrant population that arrives in the city not to be stigmatized.Integrated Information System© 2020 RCNRadio.All rights reserved.© 2020 RCNRadio.All rights reserved.