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 "We are here today because the real dilemma is the continuation of tyranny or the overwhelming triumph of democracy," said Iván Duque.

The massive concert is the most high-profile development yet in a high-stakes border stalemate over humanitarian aid that has already led to the death of two people in Brazil.

The funds will be used to "help those Venezuelans who have fled to neighboring countries in recent months due to an increasingly acute food shortage."

The resources will aim to fund emergency healthcare to the most vulnerable and food provisions for young children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers.

"Colombian officials had been reluctant to set up refugee-style camps," reports the Associated Press.

At the U.N., Duque reiterated his commitment to crack down on illicit coca production, strengthen the country’s peace process, and find a solution to the Venezuelan crisis.