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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... -
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... -
Venezuelans arrive in Manaus and Sao Paulo with UN help
news UNHCR Web Story, 04 May 2018 (5 years ago )With the help of the UN in Brazil and the Federal Government, 223 Venezuelans arrived in Manaus and Sao Paulo in Brazil to begin their new lives. -
Venezuelanos em Roraima começam a receber doações arrecadadas no Rio de Janeiro
news ACNUR Brasil, 17 Nov 2017 (6 years ago )O abrigo localizado em Boa Vista, onde se encontram cerca de 500 venezuelanos, migrantes e solicitantes de refugio não-indígenas, foi a primeira unidade a receber parte dos donativos encaminhados pelo estado do Rio de Janeiro. -
Venezuelan refugee girl wins third place in children and youth contest on refugees
news UNHCR News, 07 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Sofia is 10 years old and for two years, she has lived as a refugee in Mexico. Her story as a refugee girl begins the day her parents told her to pack everything, since they were moving on the very next day. Sofia packed some toys and clothes, but also a Venezuelan flag, which she folded in her back... -
Venezuelan outflow continues unabated, stands now at 3.4 million
news UNHCR News, 22 Feb 2019 (5 years ago )The number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide now stands at 3.4 million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announced. According to data from national immigration authorities and other sources, countries in Latin America and the Car... -
Venezuelan asylum-seekers strengthen Brazil’s workforce
news UNHCR News, 16 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )Since 2015, 2.3 million people have left Venezuela. Over 150,000 Venezuelans have entered Brazil through the remote northern state of Roraima, and more than 65,000 requested asylum thus far. In Boa Vista there were no stable jobs and the shelter was crowded, but thanks to a government-led voluntary ... -
Venezuelan asylum seeker brings his art to Mexico
news UNHCR Web Story, 27 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )Felipe*, through theatre seeks to express the challenges faced by Venezuelans who have been forced to leave their country. -
Venezuelan asylum applications in EU
documentKey figures for EuropePublish date: 11 July 2019 (4 years ago)
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Venezuela: The Network of Safe Spaces in San Cristóbal supports the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
news UNHCR News, 03 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Past Sunday, November 25, Venezuelan people attended a colorful activity in the Metropolitan Park of San Cristóbal with the aim to unify efforts and promote “Nonviolence”. The meeting was held within the framework of the 16 Days of activism against gender violence, thanks to the coordination of the ...