avoide enticing would be migrants to migrate --- During-the still ongoing-migration of Venezuelans, I remember vivid discussions we had around how to make information available to Venezuelans before they left their home county so that the decision was an informed one and the principle of neutrality. We discussed drafting brochures with key information of what was available in Colombia (first country in their migratory route). However much was abandoned lest the ICRC was perceived by authorities to be enticing would be migrants to migrate.

Source author: Mariano Griva mgriva@hotmail.com