{"id":7085,"date":"2024-01-19T12:25:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/?page_id=7085"},"modified":"2024-01-19T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:28:37","slug":"beyond-crisis-unhcrs-commitments-and-lessons-after-the-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/beyond-crisis-unhcrs-commitments-and-lessons-after-the-covid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Crisis: UNHCR’s Commitments and Lessons after the COVID Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Venezuelan refugees and migrants receive medical attention and COVID-19 tests before entering the Integrated Assistance Centre in Maicao, northern Colombia. ; Maicao in northern Colombia has one of the highest populations of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region and La Guajira ranks highest on the country\u2019s basic needs index. The Integrated Assistance Centre opened in Maicao in March 2019 to provide short term shelter for hundreds of people as well as food, health services, legal orientation, counselling and family reunifications. Beneficiaries can stay for up to one month and prioritisation is given to the most vulnerable refugees, migrants, Colombian returnees and the indigenous Wayu\u00fa population.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. The scale and scope of the pandemic were extraordinary and the global nature of the response was of a magnitude and complexity that went far beyond any previous actions in the humanitarian field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global nature of the crisis necessitated a thorough evaluation to understand the effectiveness of the humanitarian efforts, identify areas for improvement, and fortify strategies for future challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNHCR and its partners conducted three evaluative exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n