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...

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...

Carmen, 48, has spent most of her life selling fruit, but a dozen years ago she opened a hostel as another small source of income. At first, it was a convenient stop for tourists. Since the beginning of 2018, however, most of the guests are not travelling for fun, nor do they pay for their stay – th...

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, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting partners and local governments across Colombia and throughout the region to address the growing needs of Venezuelans on the move. Projects range from outfitting food kitchens and temporary shelters to bolstering the resources of hospitals and supporting ch...

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 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...

The dance project led by the community and supported by the Youth Initiatives Fund of UNHCR promotes social and cultural integration in Panama, while young refugees migrants, and locals dance to blur the lines of exclusion. Balance and discipline are disseminated in the dance studio of "Enlaces" ...