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Thursday, September 20, 2018, 11:36
UN names special envoy to handle Venezuela's growing exodus
By Associated Press
Thursday, September 20, 2018, 11:36 By Associated Press

In this July 7, 2011, photo, the coordinator of the Commission for the Truth and the Reconciliation (CVR), Guatemalan Eduardo Stein delivers a speech during the ceremony to present their final report on the facts related to the coup that ousted president Manuel Zelaya, in Tegucigalpa. (ORLANDO SIERRA / AFP)

CARACAS, Venezuela — The United Nations has announced a special envoy to handle the growing number of Venezuelan migrants flooding into surrounding countries.

A once wealthy oil nation, Venezuela is wracked by severe food and medicine scarcity after two decades of socialist rule

Former Guatemalan Vice President Eduardo Stein was named Wednesday as joint special representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants.

A once wealthy oil nation, Venezuela is wracked by severe food and medicine scarcity after two decades of socialist rule. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government denies a migration crisis, calling it fake news drummed up by foreign powers as an excuse to invade.

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The United Nations estimates 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled over the past four years — roughly 7 percent of the population. Many left for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.

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The UN says Stein will work to protect displaced Venezuelans and look for solutions to the growing problem.

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