The United States has provided nearly 4 million USD for humanitarian assistance to Venezuelan refugees in Guyana since Fiscal Year 2017. Funding includes increasing Venezuelans’ access to legal status, promoting social integration in host communities, and improving support and access to social services. Program Officer Rebecca Alvarado from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the U.S. Department of State visited Guyana December 9-10 to meet with government officials from the Department of Citizenship, the United Nations and other international program partners. The visit underscores the U.S. commitment to assist vulnerable Venezuelans and host communities complementing Guyana’s generous efforts to manage the impacts of the crisis in Venezuela by providing critical social services and protection.
