{"id":31752,"date":"2021-08-02T10:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=31752"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:50:36","slug":"colombia-panama-population-movement-information-bulletin-n-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/colombia-panama-population-movement-information-bulletin-n-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia – Panama: Population Movement – Information Bulletin N\u00b0 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colombia:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Necocl\u00ed has been a reception and transit point for transcontinental migrants wishing to reach North America, mainly the USA, via the Pan-American route that crosses Colombia to Panama through the Darien Gap.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that more than 46,500 migrants (more than 6,200 children and adolescents) have transited through the Dari\u00e9n Gap during the last 5 years, facing environmental, protection, social (armed and other violent actors), environmental and social risks, and physical and mental health risks3.<\/p>\n

According to UNICEF, the number of children transiting has increased from 109 since 2017 to 1,653 in 2020.<\/p>\n

On April 30\/2021, the governments of Colombia and Panama sealed an agreement for comprehensive and responsible assistance to irregular migrants, with a commitment to share information, response strategies, and joint monitoring.<\/p>\n

In the last days, around 10,000 migrants are in the municipality of Necocl\u00ed waiting for transit to Sapzurro (Choc\u00f3), to continue their passage to the north of the continent through the “Dari\u00e9n Gap”, entering Panamanian territory through the village of Las Lajas, in the community of “Bajo Chiquito\u201d.<\/p>\n

The migratory dynamics in the municipality of Necocl\u00ed due to the arrival of the migrant population shows signs of agglomeration and containment currently due to:<\/p>\n