José Raúl Mulino pointed out that Venezuelans are the ones who cross the Darien jungle the most, with 67% of the total number of migrants who do so. He reported that the migration crisis in the plug will be presented to the UN Security Council.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced on Thursday, September 19, that he will raise before the UN General Assembly the humanitarian crisis that is taking place in the Darién jungle due to the passage of migrants seeking to reach the north of the continent.
“I am going to the United Nations with three issues: the problem of the humanitarian crisis on our border and the aggravating factors that this is having, the injustice that is being committed against Panama by including us on discriminatory lists, and the specific problems that we face as a country,” he said at a press conference.
Mulino said that Venezuelan migrants continue to be the ones who cross the Darien River the most, accounting for 67% of the population that tries to cross it, despite the fact that the flow of people has been minimized since security measures were implemented on the border with Colombia.
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He also noted that the most recent records showed citizens from Nepal and China.
He also said that he will present the issue of the migration crisis in Darien to the UN Security Council, because its effects are having enormous repercussions at the international level. He hopes that this situation can be resolved by the end of the year.
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At least 244,243 migrants have crossed the dangerous Darien jungle, which connects Colombia with Panama, January to September 2024This figure represents a decrease of 110,056 people compared to the same period last year, that is, a decrease of 31%, according to figures published this Monday, September 9, by the government of Panama.
Panama’s National Migration Service indicated in X along with an infographic, that as of Monday, 244,243 migrants have passed through that jungle, while as of that date in 2023, there were 354,299 migrants, a “variation” of -31%.
The President of Panama also stressed that during his speech at the UN he will explain the “injustice” committed against his country with respect to the so-called “grey lists” (related to money laundering and terrorist financing) and he pointed out that he will make clear why we are cooperating and where we are cooperating.
“It is not true that Panama is not a cooperative country. We have all the legal and international tools to cooperate with the community that requests it, especially in criminal matters,” he said.
With information from EcoTV Panama / TVN
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