Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud yesterday met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Head of National Office for Guyana, Henri-Sylvain Yakara, and other representatives of the UN agency to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation towards shared goals and priorities.
According to a press release from the Department of Public Information’s (DPI) Facebook page, the matters discussed included Guyana’s increased participation in international multilateral fora such as the LA Declaration on Migration and Protection, of which Guyana co-chairs, along with Canada; an Action Package Committee on Resettlement and Comple-mentary Pathways; the influx of Venezue-lan migrants into Guyana and the aid and protection offered along with the work of the Multi-agency Coordination Commit-tee established to assist in this regard; and other areas under which the UNHCR can assist the government and relevant agencies by providing technical assistance and guidance with best practices.
Persaud expressed his gratitude to UNHCR for supporting Guyana in dealing with the influx of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and for the other work it has been doing here. He also made a commitment to establish lines of communication for sustained dialogue between the ministry and the UNHCR.
