Colombia urges the international community to assist Venezuelans affected by the armed conflict in Apure

This Thursday the Colombian government expressed its concern about the serious humanitarian effects after the clashes in Apure State.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the international community to unite in assisting in this humanitarian crisis,” the Colombian Foreign Ministry reported in a message released through its official network accounts.

Similarly, the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that the aforementioned armed clashes heve forced more than 3,100 people to cross the border to find protection in Arauca, Colombia.

Cancillería, en nombre del Gobierno Nacional, expresa su preocupación por los graves efectos humanitarios sobre la sociedad civil en el estado Apure de VEN, causados por enfrentamientos armados que están ocurriendo en esa región limítrofe con el departamento colombiano de Arauca

— Cancillería Colombia (@CancilleriaCol) March 24, 2021