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WHO WE AREThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 175 member states and a presence in 171 countries.
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Type: Regional consultative process on migration (Region: Americas)
Formal association with regional or multi-stakeholder organization: None
Established: 2018
Objectives
The Quito Process was initiated in 2018 to promote communication and coordination between countries receiving Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean.
One of the main objectives is the exchange of information and good practices and to articulate a regional coordination to respond to the crisis of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region.
This multilateral initiative of several Latin-American countries aims to specifically address this humanitarian situation separate and apart from political questions about Venezuela's future, and harmonize domestic policies in receiving countries.
The Declaration of Quito on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region (“Quito I”) laid the foundations for a more coordinated response.Following Quito II, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay adopted a regional Plan of Action. Among other things, signatories to the plan committed to facilitate the social and economic integration of Venezuelans into host States. Importantly, this included meaningful improvements in the process of granting legal status to Venezuelans in their respective countries.
Current Thematic Focus
Specific areas of discussion include:
- Asylum
- COVID-19
- Education
- Family reunification
- Gender equality
- Guidance centers
- HIV AIDS
- Host Communities and Local Governments
- Human trafficking
- Migratory Regularization
- Protection of children and adolescents
- Socio-economic insertion
Chairing Country
- Current Chair: Costa Rica (2023-2024)
- Past Chairs: Chile (2022-2023), Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile
Secretariat
At the request of the member countries, IOM and UNHCR have established the Technical Secretariat with the aim of supporting the work of the Pro Tempore Presidency. The Technical Secretariat is made up of a Joint Coordinator and a Technical Advisor in continuous contact with the national missions of both agencies and the regional offices for the Response to the Situation of Venezuela in Panama.
Working Groups
- Working Group on Registration and documentation of Migrants
- Working Group on Migrant Protection
- Working Group on Migrant Integration
- Working Group on Cooperation
- Working group on Education
- Working group on Orientation and Reception Center for Migrants and Refugees
- Members
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Member States (13 Member States)
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
Note: The 11 founding member States are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay
Member Organizations
- Observers
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Observer States [Referred to by the Quito Process as “Group of Friends of the Quito Process”]
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Italia
- Netherlands, The
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Observer Organizations [Referred to by the Quito Process as “Organizations participating in the different meetings”]
- Meetings
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- March 20, 2024, San Jose, Costa Rica, Meeting between the Pro-Tempore Presidency, the Technical Secretariat, and The Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants (R4V Platform)
- November 22-24, 2023, Santiago, Chile, Plenary Chapter of Santiago
- November 14, 2023, Virtual Event, Meeting of Consular Authorities
- March 16-17, 2023, Brussel, Belgium, International Conference of Solidarity
- March 1-2, 2023, Santiago, Chile, First Face-to-Face Meeting on Local Governments and Host Communities
- January 31, 2023, Santiago and Online, 1st Meeting of Focal Points of the IX Round of the Quito Process
- June 30 – July 1, 2022, Brasilia, Brazil, Plenary Chapter “8th International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region”
- January 13, 2022, Virtual Event, Meeting of the Quito Process and the Quito Process Group of Friends on Development of the International technical cooperation roadmap
- May 27 - 28, 2021, Lima, Peru, 7th Quito Process Principal Meeting
- October 19, 2020, Virtual event, Ministerial and High-level Representative Meeting of the Quito Process
- October 15, 2020, Virtual event, Meeting of the group of Friends of the Quito Process
- September 23-24, 2020, Virtual event, Sixth International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- August 6, 2020, Virtual event, First Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Quito Process
- November 14-15, 2019, Bogota, Colombia, Fifth International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- October 2 -3, 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Regional Technical Meeting of National Committees against Human Trafficking, Human Mobility Approach
- July 5-6, 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fourth Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- April 8- 9, 2019, Quito, Ecuador, Third Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- November 22- 23, 2018, Quito, Ecuador, Second Regional Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- Documents
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- Nota Conceptual General PPT de Costa Rica 2024
- Joint Declaration of the IX Meeting 2023 – Chapter of Santiago II [EN ]
- Joint Declaration of the Member States to the International Solidarity Conference 2023
- Quito Declaration on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- Joint Statement by the Fourth International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Nationals
- Expert Statement on the Prevention and Eradication of Statelessness in the Americas
- Declaration of the Third Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Region
- Action Plan on Human Mobility of Venezuelan citizens in the region
(November 2018) - Buenos Aires Chapter Road Map 2019
- Joint declaration of the VI international technical meeting on human mobility of Venezuelan citizens in the region ( EN | SP )
- Progress Report of the Chair 2020 (Chile) (In Spanish)
- Action Plan of the Quito Process on Human Mobility of Venezuelan citizens in the Region
For more documents, please refer to: Quito Process Declarations
- Contact Information
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Technical Secretariat Coordinator Secretariat
UNHCR-IOM Regional Offices in Panama City, PanamaWebsite
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