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Over 5,000 Venezuelans find new homes through Brazil’s internal relocation programme
news UNHCR News, 15 Mar 2019 (5 years ago )Over 5,000 Venezuelans have been relocated from Brazil’s northern state of Roraima to 17 other states in the country, thanks to an innovative internal relocation programme supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee agency, civil society and other UN agencies such as IOM, UNFPA and UNDP. According to offi... -
Swollen rivers, mass crowding, add to risks at Venezuela borders
news UNHCR News, 05 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )Despite Venezuela having officially closed its land borders with neighbouring Colombia and Brazil as of 23 February, thousands of people are still leaving the country daily. Many are risking their lives in the process, either wading across torrential rivers or risking exploitation and abuse by ar... -
Venezuelans risk life and limb to seek help in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 05 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )With the international border bridge that connects Colombia with Venezuela currently shut, Venezuelans seeking urgent help are being forced to cross into Colombia through the torrential waters of a border river in full spate. At a communal kitchen supported by UNCHR and run by the local Catholic Chu... -
UNHCR opens reception centre near Colombian border to assist vulnerable Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 08 Mar 2019 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Colombian authorities, is opening today a reception centre to offer support to vulnerable refugees and migrants from Venezuela in the border city of Maicao, in La Guajira region. The Integrated Assistance Centre, set up at the request of national and l... -
Joint UNHCR-IOM Press Release: Third International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Americas
news UNHCR News, 11 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )The Third International Technical Meeting on Human Mobility of Venezuelan Citizens in the Americas (Quito III) concluded today, with a declaration that highlights the importance of coordination, communication and articulation among host countries and the importance of international cooperation. “Int... -
Authorities from South American countries together with UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF and the IPPDH addressed challenges for the protection of migrant ...
news UNHCR News, 03 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )During a High Level Technical Meeting on March 27 and 28 in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) , the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), together with the Institute of Public Policies... -
Venezuelans living on the streets find security in a new reception center in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 15 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )Thousands of families from Venezuela who arrive in Maicao, Colombia do so with very little means to survive, if they have any means at all. Many of them have lived in streets, parking lots, public spaces or makeshift tents for several months, since shelter capacity in the city is very limited. Wi... -
Fears for Venezuelans missing in Caribbean shipwreck
news UNHCR News, 26 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fate of at least 21 Venezuelans missing after their boat sank this week en route from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago. This tragic incident highlights the extreme risks of sea journeys and other irregular cross-border movements undertak... -
Venezuelans living in the streets find safety at new reception centre in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 15 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )With a population of around 100,000, Maicao currently hosts 30,000 refugees and migrants. An assessment conducted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in February revealed that half of the 3,500 Venezuelans interviewed were living in the streets or in informal settlements in and around the city. Refu... -
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Venezuelan refugees and migrants top 4 million
news UNHCR News, 08 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )In 2002, 2010 and 2012 I was in Ecuador visiting some of the many Colombians who had fled the conflict. I said to the families that I met that I looked forward to visiting Colombia itself, when peace made it possible for refugees to return. Today, I have met returning Colombian refugees, but...