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Colombia pledges to support NATO in Ukrainian migratory crisis

Duque noted that he met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss issues of migratory management

By John Palomino

March 15, 2022 9:21pm

Updated: March 17, 2022 11:40am

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, revealed on Tuesday that he will support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) efforts to address the migratory crisis produced by the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Duque noted that he met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss issues of migratory management. “Colombia is Latin America’s only NATO partner and we are supporting it in several areas,” he noted.

The head of state added that his administration will follow the humanitarian aid model “as we had already done with the president of Romania, with the president of Poland and the prime minister of Slovakia.”

Duque stressed that Colombia has experience in border migration care in aspects related to nutrition and social inclusion.

“We are transmitting the knowledge that Colombia has through NATO, which is a place of good practices. We are going to be in strict coordination so that Colombia can offer these migration care services,” he added.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce this Wednesday, March 16, its verdict on the process initiated by Ukraine, which asked the highest UN court to order Russia to cease the invasion of its country.

"The public session will take place at 4:00 p.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, where the president of the Court, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, will read the order," the ICJ revealed in a statement.

In its lawsuit, filed on February 26, the Ukrainian government accused Russia of planning acts of genocide in its country and deliberately killing Ukrainian citizens.

It should be recalled that Ukraine asked the ICJ to intervene to impose emergency interim measures before the Court dealt with the merits of the case.

Russia refused to appear last week at the hearings scheduled in the framework of the proceedings.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) stated, however, that the private sector had contributed "record amounts" to help millions displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"In just two weeks, businesses, foundations and philanthropists have contributed some $200 million to UNHCR's emergency response in Ukraine," it said in a statement.

The agency estimates that more than 2.8 million people have been forced to leave Ukraine as refugees since the invasion began on Feb. 24 and another two million have been displaced within the country.

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