Activity under preparation Socioeconomic Integration of the Migrants in Colombia Colombia's recent response to migration has been recognised as an international example of solidarity. Its policy of welcoming and relaxing migration in the last years has placed the country at the forefront of the dialogue on migration in Latin America. The government of recently elected President, Gustavo Petro, received from his predecessor a well-developed policy and institutional framework for the care and integration of the Venezuelan migrant population; but its full implementation is still a work in progress.President Petro seems to have a broader vision of the migration crisis, as he frames it within the concept of human mobility and within the government priorities for human security and social justice. In the same direction, the basis for the National Development Plan (2022-2026) establishes that the government will promote ¿mechanisms to improve the quality of life of this population, based on dignity and respect for their rights, without xenophobia or discrimination, which will allow progress towards a fairer society, with better living conditions and economic security for all¿. Although migration flows from Venezuela may be decreasing &nbsp;compared to previous years and the economic situation in the neighbouring country shows modest signs of improvement, the reality is that Venezuelan migrants continue to enter the country, they already represent around 6% of the population and most of them are young people willing to stay and build a new life. After their regularisation, a priority and a major challenge for the new government is their socio-economic integration. The Action will address these challenges in support of public policy CONPES 4100 "Strategy for the Integration of the Venezuelan Migrant Population as a Factor of Development for the Country". This policy aims to promote an institutional response to the social, economic and cultural integration needs of the Venezuelan migrant population in order to materialise the contribution to the development and prosperity of the country.The programme will focus on promoting income-generating opportunities for migrants and host communities through entrepreneurship and employment. This will be done by promoting sector policies coordination (trade, social inclusion and labour) at the national level and by generating partnerships with local authorities, private sector, civil society and communities, to create green and decent employment and economic opportunities for men, women and marginalized groups. The programme is linked to Priority Area 1 ¿ Peace and Specific Objective 2: Addressing inequalities as root causes of violence and poverty of the MIP (2021-2024). This Action is in line with the EU's priorities and the Colombian government¿s commitments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 10, and 1 and 5. Colombia is committed to reducing multidimensional poverty to 8.4% and inequality, expressed in GINI, to 0.480 points by 2030.The Action builds upon EU Budget Support ¿Green Economy¿ (a top up to this action is foreseen with the budget support component) and an important number of regional projects in the Latin American region (LAC) and Team Europe initiatives underway supporting the attention and integration of migrants with a community-based approach.&nbsp;The Action will also support Colombia's commitments to gender equality, as outlined in the CONPES 4080 on gender equity. It will notably contribute to the realisation of the EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 GAP III, in particular to its thematic areas of engagement ¿Promoting economic and social rights and empowering girls and women¿, and ¿Addressing the challenges of harnessing the opportunities offered by green transition and digital transformation¿.