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A chance to live: The quest of Venezuelan refugees and migrants with HIV/AIDS
news UNHCR News, 30 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )Over three million refugees and migrants have left Venezuela to date. The lack of medicine has forced thousands – especially those with chronic illnesses such as HIV/AIDS – to search for treatment and hope in other countries. For people living with HIV/AIDS, having access to antiretroviral treatm... -
Joint action reinforces the attention of Venezuelans in Roraima
news UNHCR News, 29 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )Most of the people coming from Venezuela arrive in Brazil by land, crossing the border with the state of Roraima. To offer humanitarian attention to those thousands of people, several UN agencies are working in the region, together with the Federal Government. In particular, since July 2018, the Uni... -
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... -
‘Situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants needs greater global attention’
news UNHCR News, 29 Aug 2019 (4 years ago )Statement by Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR-IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants -
Statement from Santiago, Chile, by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
news UNHCR News, 15 Aug 2019 (4 years ago )My visit to Chile – the first by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – comes amidst the largest population movements in Latin America’s recent history. Chile is among the nations most affected by the mass exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, having received around 10 per cen... -
Personas jóvenes desplazadas en las Américas cuentan su historia, a través del fútbol, en una nueva serie de ACNUR y Goal Click
news UNHCR Ecuador, 24 Nov 2022 (1 year ago )El día de hoy, con el fin de resaltar el poder del fútbol para fomentar la inclusión e impulsar el bienestar físico y mental de las comunidades desplazadas y de acogida en toda América Latina, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) y Goal Click lanzaron una nueva edición de la serie Goal C... -
Stories of Venezuelans, told by Colombians: an act of brotherhood
news UNHCR Web Story, 09 Apr 2018 (6 years ago )Somos Panas Colombia es una iniciativa que busca luchar contra la xenofobia y permitir que los colombianos conozcan las historias de los venezolanos que han llegado al país. En el marco de esta campaña, nació “Crónicas, historias instantáneas”, una convocatoria que pretende mostrar sus experiencias ... -
UNHCR congratulates Colombian Government on the registration of more than 440,000 Venezuelans in two months
news UNHCR Press Release, 15 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )The Government of Colombia, led by the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management in partnership with UNHCR and IOM, concluded the exercise of mass registration of Venezuelans living in an irregular situation. 442,462 Venezuelans were registered be... -
The UN celebrates that Colombia regularizes almost 450,000 Venezuelans
news UNHCR Press Release, 02 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )The UN system, under the leadership of The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and The International Organization for Migration (IOM), said it will continue working with the authorities and its partners to expand humanitarian, technical and financial assistance to respond to the needs of Venezuelans, as well ... -
UNHCR to intensify aid to Venezuelans in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 08 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )Visiting Colombia’s borderlands, UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi says international community must do more to aid thousands of Venezuelans crossing, many seeking international protection.