,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjba,mr4 ,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4   
,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,cassidy7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,support+ ef=ts to /r5g!n 
protection1 assi/ance1 & solutions =    
,v5ezuelan wom5 & *ildr54  ,:]eas !     
,v5ezuelan refugee & migration crisis   
repres5ts ! l>ge/ record$ displacem5t   
crisis 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 ) ov]     
#e1djj1jjj ,v5ezuelans displac$ outside 
( _! home c\ntry z ( ,novemb] #bjbj2    
,:]eas "o-?ird ( ,v5ezuelans are food   
insecure1 ) ! greate/ impacts on *ildr51
 pregnant wom51 & ! eld]ly1 accord+ to !
 ,_w ,food ,program2 ,:]eas femicides 9 
,v5ezuela h increas$ significantly 9    
rec5t ye>s due to rises 9 crim9al       
viol5ce1 intimate p>tn] viol5ce1 human  
traffick+1 endemic corruption1 & lack ( 
acc\ntability = crim9al (f5ses2 ,:]eas !

 dire /ate ( ,v5ezuela's public heal?   
sy/em1 includ+ extremely high mat]nal & 
infant mortality rates1 has compell$    
wom5 & girls to flee ! c\ntry to give   
bir?2 ,:]eas a #bjai report f ! ,unit$  
,nations ,population ,fund /at$ t #ie 9 
e #a1jjj bir?s 9 ,v5ezuela f #bjjc to   
#bjah 7 to mo!rs ag$ #ae to #ai2 ,:]eas 
wom5 & girls flee+ ,v5ezuela face grave 
?reats ( sexual viol5ce1 exploitation1 &
 traffick+ by arm$ gr\ps op]at+ 9 bord] 
regions1 su* z ! ,ejrcito de ,lib]acin  
,nacional 7,,eln72 ,:]eas1 aft] flee+ ! 
horrors 9 ,v5ezuela1 ,v5ezuelan refugees
 & migrants face additional *all5ges1   
includ+ lack ( access to safe %elt]1    
jobs1 docum5tation1 heal?c>e1 & increas$
 re/rictions on fre$om ( movem5t2 ,:]eas
 gov]nm5ts 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean
 p>ticipat+ 9 ! regional coord9ation    
=um1 ! ,quito ,process1 issu$ a jo9t    
decl>ation 9 ,novemb] #bjai committ+ to 
/r5g!n measures aga9/ human traffick+1  
g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 discrim9ation1 &     
x5ophobia1 & to e/abli% a regional      

protection protocol = ,v5ezuelan refugee
 & migrant *ildr5 & adolesc5ts2 ,:]eas1 
on ,febru>y #h1 #bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,colombia provid$ ,tempor>y ,protect$   
,/atus to eligible ,v5ezuelans 9        
,colombia--provid+ !m tempor>y legal    
/atus & "w au?orization = a p]iod ( #aj 
ye>s2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #h1 #bjba1 !      
,unit$ ,/ates designat$ ,v5ezuela =     
,tempor>y ,protect$ ,/atus & provid$    
,def]r$ ,en=c$ ,dep>ture = eligible     
,v5ezuelans on ,janu>y #ai1 #bjba2      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has committ$ to  
/r5g!n int]national protection ( wom5 & 
*ildr5 ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategy on
 ,wom51 ,peace1 & ,security1 :i* aims to
 promote ! protection ( wom5 & girls'   
human rights2 access to humanit>ian     
assi/ance2 & safety f viol5ce1 abuse1 & 
exploitation ar\nd ! _w1 z well z ?r\gh 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ,/rategy on   
,advanc+ ,protection & ,c>e = ,*ildr5 9 
,adv]sity2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 
prioritiz$ address+ ! issue ( g5d]-bas$ 
viol5ce 9 humanit>ian contexts by       

e/abli%+ a ,safe f ! ,/>t initiative1   
implem5t$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !      
,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses grave conc]n = !
 massive & gr[+ humanit>ian ne$s (      
,v5ezuelans1 includ+ ov] #e1djj1jjj     
,v5ezuelan refugees & migrants1 )       
p>ticul> conc]n = ! impact ( !          
displacem5t crisis & ! ,,covid-#ai      
p&emic on wom5 & *ildr52  7#b7          
recognizes ! _m communities across ,lat9
 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t cont9ue to     
g5]\sly receive & ho/ ,v5ezuelan        
refugees & migrants :ile also fight+ to 
recov] f ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#c7    
comm5ds ! ef=ts ( ! ,gov]nm5t (         
,colombia = grant+ ,tempor>y ,protect$  
,/atus to ,v5ezuelans1 & calls on o!r   
refugee-ho/+ c\ntries to consid] simil> 
protections = ,v5ezuelans2  7#d7        
appreciates ! p>ticipation 9 ! ,quito   
,process ( ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,arg5t9a1     
,brazil1 ,*ile1 ,colombia1 ,co/a ,rica1 
! ,dom9ican ,republic1 ,ecuador1        

,guyana1 ,mexico1 ,panama1 ,p>aguay1    
,p]u1 & ,uruguay1 & enc\rages           
implem5tation ( _! commitm5ts to /r5g!n 
national processes ( docum5tation &     
regi/ration & to bol/] protections =    
,v5ezuelan refugees & migrants subject  
to g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 human traffick+1 &
 x5ophobia2  7#e7 enc\rages gov]nm5ts   
ho/+ ,v5ezuelan refugees & migrants1 z  
well z int]national & nongov]nm5tal     
organizations provid+ assi/ance1 to     
ensure t heal? c>e1 includ+ m5tal heal?1
 %elt]1 food assi/ance1 & o!r basic     
s]vices are increas+ly accessible to    
wom5 & *ildr52  7#f7 calls on !         
int]national community1 includ+ bo?     
humanit>ian & developm5t actors1 to     
focus great] att5tion & res\rces to     
address ! viol5ce1 abuse1 & exploitation
 suff]$ by ,v5ezuelan wom5 & *ildr51    
includ+ by disaggregat+ data by sex &   
age 9 ne$s assessm5ts & program report+2
  7#g7 supports increas+ ,unit$ ,/ates  
diplomatic initiatives & humanit>ian    
assi/ance to /r5g!n protections =       

,v5ezuelan refugees & migrants & _! ho/ 
communities1 ) an emphasis on !         
protection ( wom5 & *ildr52 &  7#h7     
und]scores ! ne$ = ,v5ezuelan wom5 to   
p>ticipate 9 ef=ts to re/ore democratic 
gov]nance & address ! complex           
humanit>ian crisis 9 ,v5ezuela4