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Pacaraima Government Reception Center welcomes Venezuelans in Brazil with UN support
news UNHCR Web Story, 18 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )The Pacaraima Reception Center offers information, social and health services for Venezuelans who choose to stay in Brazil. UNHCR is carrying out biometric registration at the centre and identifying specific needs. -
With innovative housing units, a new temporary shelter for Venezuelans opens in Boa Vista
news UNHCR Web Story, 23 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )The tenth temporary shelter site in the state of Roraima opened to welcome 569 Venezuelans still living in the streets of Boa Vista. The new site is composed of 120 Refugee Housing Units, used for the first time in Latin America. -
The UN celebrates that Colombia regularizes almost 450,000 Venezuelans
news UNHCR Press Release, 02 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )The UN system, under the leadership of The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM), said it will continue working with the authorities and its partners to expand humanitarian, technical and financial assistance to respond to the needs of Venezuelans, as well ... -
Hunger, despair drive indigenous groups to leave Venezuela
news UNHCR Web Story, 07 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )With medicine and food scarce at home, indigenous Warao and Wayúu peoples are abandoning their lands to seek refuge in Brazil and Colombia. -
UNHCR welcomes reopening of Brazil-Venezuela border after brief closure
news UNHCR Statement, 07 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR welcomes last night’s decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a Federal Judge in Roraima border state to suspend admission of Venezuelans to the country and close the border. -
UNHCR ramps up response as Ecuador declares emergency
news UNHCR Briefing Note, 10 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )On August 8th, in response to the massive influx of Venezuelans arriving to the country, the Government of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in human mobility in the provinces of Carchi, Pichincha and El Oro. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, welcomes and supports this decision, which allows Ecuador... -
UNHCR and IOM chiefs call for more support as the outflow of Venezuelans rises across the region
news UNHCR Statement, 23 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and the Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, William Lacy Swing appealed for greater support from the international community to the countries and communities in the region receiving a growing number of refugees and migran... -
UNHCR, IOM and other UN Agencies continue to support the Government of Brazil in the relocation of Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 14 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, as the International Organization for Migration, with the support of other UN Agencies, continue to work together with the Government of Brazil to promote the relocation of Venezuelans from the north to other cities in the country. -
Joint statement by UNHCR and IOM on the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migr...
news UNHCR Statement, 19 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Migration Agency (IOM) are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region. Mr. Stein brings vast professional experience, political leverage and deep knowledge of ... -
IOM and UNHCR present to authorities the results of studies on Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Argentina
news UNHCR News, 27 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )On September 24, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented to the authorities of Argentina a joint report with the results of the Protection Monitoring carried out by UNHCR and of the Displacement Monitoring Matrix (DTM)...