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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie travels to Colombia’s border area with Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 07 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie will travel to Colombia’s border area with Venezuela on Friday to assess the humanitarian response to the exodus of Venezuelan refugees and migrants – the largest and fastest movement of people in Latin America’s recent history. Jolie is undertaking a two-day mi... -
Refugees and migrants from Venezuela top 4 million: UNHCR and IOM
news UNHCR News, 07 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )The number of Venezuelans leaving their country has reached 4 million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announced today. Globally, Venezuelans are one of the single largest population groups displaced from their country. The pace of the outflow ... -
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection – UNHCR
news UNHCR News, 21 May 2019 (4 years ago )Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in Venezuela that to date has seen 3.7 million people leave, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, now considers that the majority of those fleeing the country are in need of international refugee protection. In an updated g... -
Death threats and disease drive more Venezuelans to flee
news UNHCR News, 21 May 2019 (4 years ago )Given the deteriorating circumstances, UNHCR today issued updated guidance, calling on countries to allow Venezuelans access to their territory and highlighting the critical importance of ensuring access to asylum procedures for those forced to run for their lives. The note also recommends countries... -
Support for Venezuelans ‘needed more than ever,’ says Deputy High Commissioner
news UNHCR News, 12 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )Kelly Clements visits Ecuador and Colombia to assess urgent needs amid a deeply underfunded regional response. -
Older Colombians and Venezuelans take care of each other under the same roof
news UNHCR News, 11 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )Grandpa’s House hosts Colombian seniors who were left alone. Now it has increased its capacity to also shelter Venezuelans on the run. -
UNHCR scales up response as record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru
news UNHCR News, 15 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sent extra teams to the border between Peru and Ecuador to support the authorities to deal with an unprecedented number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants entering Peru. Peruvian authorities announced new visa requirements for Venezuelans starting on Saturday 1... -
Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, UN Refugee Chief urges greater solidarity in response
news UNHCR News, 19 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018. This is the highest level that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has seen in its almost 70 years. The figure of 70.8 million is conservative, in particular as the crisis in Venezuela is still only partly reflected... -
Latin American countries agree road map for integration of Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 08 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )The road map was adopted during the IV International Technical Meeting of the Quito Process, held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on 4 and 5 July. Government representatives from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as UN agencies, regional organizations, development banks and ... -
Pregnant women flee lack of maternal health care in Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 23 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own.