Provash Budden is the Americas regional director for the global humanitarian and development organization Mercy Corps and currently resides in Bogota, Colombia. He has 20 years of international development experience and currently leads programs on land rights, access to education, economic development, violence prevention, natural resource management and support to displaced communities affected by conflict. He has completed long- and short-term assignments in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia for the United Nations, the United States, international donors and nongovernmental organizations. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/provash-budden/rss en Crises & Conflicts Economy Integration Laws & Policy Solutions Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:30:00 +0000 Provash Budden https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/28/its-time-to-treat-venezuela-like-a-protracted-refugee-crisis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2019/02/28/its-time-to-treat-venezuela-like-a-protracted-refugee-crisis Other prolonged refugee crises, such as in Syria, show that short-term aid is only one piece of the puzzle, writes Mercy Corps’ Provash Budden. Now is the time to ensure Venezuela turns out differently.