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With innovative housing units, a new temporary shelter for Venezuelans opens in Boa Vista
news UNHCR Web Story, 23 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )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. -
Joint statement by UNHCR and IOM on the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migr...
news UNHCR Statement, 19 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Migration Agency (IOM) are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region. Mr. Stein brings vast professional experience, political leverage and deep knowledge of ... -
IOM and UNHCR present to authorities the results of studies on Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Argentina
news UNHCR News, 27 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )On September 24, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented to the authorities of Argentina a joint report with the results of the Protection Monitoring carried out by UNHCR and of the Displacement Monitoring Matrix (DTM)... -
UN partners including IOM, UNHCR Launch Joint Campaign to Strengthen Solidarity with Venezuelans in Peru
news UNHCR News, 18 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )The United Nations, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched the Tu Causa es mi Causa campaign to strengthen solidarity, promote integration and mitigate xenophobia against Venezuelans in Peru. The campaign was launched on 13 October in Lima, the main host city o... -
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 ... -
Displaced Colombians open their doors to Venezuelan refugees and migrants
news UNHCR News, 14 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Over three million Venezuelans have left their home country. An estimated 5,500 cross every day to Colombia with the purpose of staying in the country or continuing their journey southwards. Over 35,000 people enter Colombia every day through the crossing in the North Santander region, many of th... -
Emergency plan for refugees and migrants from Venezuela launched
news UNHCR News, 14 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )Faced with the largest population outflow in Latin America of recent years, 95 organizations covering 16 countries have been working together to establish a comprehensive response to the urgent needs of millions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, and host communities. This effort is coordinate... -
Colombians have joined and affirmed "Juntos Somos Panas Colombia" ("Together we are friends")
news UNHCR News, 20 Dec 2018 (5 years ago )12 months after the launching of the Somos Panas Colombia (We are friends) campaign, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, presents a very positive assessment of this first year of activities and calls on Colombian society to welcome Venezuelan newcomers with empathy and solidarity. Somos Panas Colombia ... -
UNHCR renews offer to Curacao on Venezuelan refugee response
news UNHCR News, 17 Jan 2019 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the request this week from Curacao to the Netherlands for support in responding to the ongoing influx of Venezuelan refugees and migrants to the Caribbean island nation. The Curacao authorities estimate there are around 26,000 Venezuelans currently residing the... -
A donation from the América Mineiro club makes a difference at a small soccer school in Boa Vista that unites Venezuelans and Brazilians
news UNHCR News, 19 Feb 2019 (5 years ago )Throughout the week, more than a hundred children from Brazil and Venezuela have soccer classes at a small school of Venezuelan coach Luis Madrid, located in Boa Vista (Roraima). On February, the training included a special visit from the technical committee of the América Fútbol Club de Minas, whic...