Hoy, Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria, hacemos un llamado a los Estados, organismos internacionales y donantes internacionales a fortalecer y apoyar a las organizaciones locales, que representan la primera línea del trabajo humanitario, apoyando a personas refugiadas y migrantes en varios países de la región.
En un momento en que los Estados realizan esfuerzos por asegurar el bienestar de sus ciudadanas y ciudadanos, la sociedad civil trabaja a nivel local para atender las necesidades de las personas más vulnerables, en zonas desatendidas y con poca presencia estatal. La región se enfrenta a una crisis migratoria y una pandemia sin precedentes, situaciones que serán difíciles de abordar sin esfuerzos y acciones coordinadas entre los sectores gubernamentales, la sociedad civil y la comunidad internacional.
Resaltamos la necesidad de considerar las múltiples vulnerabilidades de las poblaciones refugiadas, migrantes y desplazadas, incluidas las mujeres, niñas, niños, adolescentes, jóvenes, personas adultas mayores, personas con discapacidad, poblaciones indígenas, LGBTIQ+, con VIH, entre otros. Abogamos además por implementar acciones con enfoque de género y en derechos humanos, que garanticen la prevención y respuesta a cualquier tipo de violencia, incluida la xenofobia y la violencia basada en género. También solicitamos la generación de mecanismos de inclusión que garanticen el ejercicio pleno de derechos de todos los habitantes de la región.
Reiteramos nuestro apoyo y compromiso con los Estados más afectados por la crisis, quienes han demostrado voluntad por asegurar los derechos de las personas en condición de movilidad humana y por garantizar su bienestar durante la pandemia del COVID-19. No obstante, rechazamos toda acción que represente una doble-afectación o entre en conflicto con el principio de cooperación de la acción sin daño, tales como los retornos forzados y los cierres de frontera que inciden en la separación de las familias e incrementan los riesgos de abuso, explotación y violencia dirigida a las personas refugiadas, migrantes y desplazadas.
Las organizaciones que conformamos la Coalición de OSC para la Defensa de los Derechos de las Poblaciones Refugiadas, Migrantes y Desplazadas en LAC (Coalición LAC RMD) reconocemos y agradecemos la labor del personal de las organizaciones sociales, que a través de programas de asistencia humanitaria, garantizan la prevalencia de nuestros Principios Humanitarios de Humanidad Imparcialidad, Independencia y Neutralidad; establecen relaciones de cercanía y confianza con las poblaciones de acogida y en movilidad humana y apoyan el desarrollo y bienestar de nuestra región.
Coalición de organizaciones de la sociedad civil para la Defensa de los Derechos de las Poblaciones Refugiadas, Migrantes y Desplazadas en LAC
Coalición LAC RMD*
*Las organizaciones que forman parte de la “Coalición de organizaciones de la sociedad civil para la Defensa de los Derechos de las Poblaciones Refugiadas, Migrantes y Desplazadas en LAC (Coalición LAC RMD)” son: CARE, COOPI, HIAS, IPPF/RHO, Consejo Noruego para Refugiados – NRC, Plan International, Oxfam, RET, Save the Children, y World Vision International y la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja (IFCR). Estas organizaciones tienen programas de asistencia humanitaria para personas migrantes desplazadas, víctimas de conflictos armados y comunidades de acogida en Venezuela y zonas fronterizas y de difícil acceso en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú entre otros países de la región.
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