UNHCR reinforces border response as Venezuelans rush to beat Peru deadline

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UNHCR reinforces border response as Venezuelans rush to beat Peru deadline

UNHCR News, 02 Nov 2018

URL: http://www.unhcr.org/news/briefing/2018/11/5bdc1b2d4/unhcr-reinforces-border-response-venezuelans-rush-beat-peru-deadline.html
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reinforced its response at crucial border points in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia this week as thousands of refugees and migrants from Venezuela rushed into Peru ahead of a deadline for seeking Temporary Stay Permits. On Wednesday, the number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants entering Peru from Ecuador at the main Tumbes border crossing peaked at more than 6,700 people in a single day, more than three times the level of just two weeks ago. Peru is now home to an estimated half a million Venezuelans.