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Joint press release between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Gran...
news UNHCR Press Release, 10 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, held a meeting this morning in order to analyze the issues of mutual interest and they agreed that the displacement of refugees and migrants from Venezuela implies an unprecedented si... -
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Lima, Peru
news UNHCR News, 23 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nestor Popolizio where together in a press conference in Lima, Peru on October 23, 2018. Read the Angelina Jolie complete statement here. -
UNHCR reinforces border response as Venezuelans rush to beat Peru deadline
news UNHCR News, 02 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )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 mig... -
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 ... -
UNHCR and IOM welcome the adoption of a work plan for refugees and migrants from Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 26 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Agency for Refugees, and IOM, the United Nations Migration Organization, welcome the adoption, recognized by 8 Latin American countries, of a declaration and a work plan to coordinate the response to protection needs and assistance of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in their territori... -
First race and walk for refugees celebrates integration of Venezuelans in the city of Manaus
news UNHCR News, 10 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Around 2,000 people ran on Sunday to celebrate the integration between Venezuelans and the population of Manaus, one of the main destinations for refugees and migrants from Venezuela, who seek protection and assistance in Brazil. The fraternization took place during the unpublished Manaus #ComOsR... -
Days of rights: A door to integration
news UNHCR News, 24 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, supports the Colombian Government in its implementation of specific days for the attention and protection of the rights of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and returned Colombian population in twelve municipalities of the Alántico department. UNHCR will continue wit... -
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... -
The internal relocation of Venezuelans in Brazil exceeds the threshold of 4,700 people benefited
news UNHCR News, 15 Feb 2019 (5 years ago )A total of 226 Venezuelans living in Boa Vista (Roraima) will be relocated to eight Brazilian cities on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 Feb. They will be hosted by 11 shelters run by six civil society institutions located in: Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul), Caixas do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul), Goioerê (Pa... -
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 (4 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...