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Weekly Report - 12 October 2023 (WR-23-41)
COSTA RICA-PANAMA: Leaders meet to tackle migration
Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves and his Panamanian peer Laurentino Cortizo met in Panama last week to address the surge in illegal migration through the Darién Gap, a roadless expanse of jungle on Panama’s border with Colombia. The meeting comes as both countries have taken measures unilaterally in response to record migration; Costa Rica recently declared a state of emergency, while Panama, which has expressed frustration with neighbours like Colombia regarding their perceived failure to halt the surge in migration [WR-23-35], has also taken steps.
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