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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 (5 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... -
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Venezuelan refugees and migrants top 4 million
news UNHCR News, 08 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )In 2002, 2010 and 2012 I was in Ecuador visiting some of the many Colombians who had fled the conflict. I said to the families that I met that I looked forward to visiting Colombia itself, when peace made it possible for refugees to return. Today, I have met returning Colombian refugees, but... -
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection – UNHCR
news UNHCR News, 21 May 2019 (4 years ago )Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in Venezuela that to date has seen 3.7 million people leave, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, now considers that the majority of those fleeing the country are in need of international refugee protection. In an updated g... -
Support for Venezuelans ‘needed more than ever,’ says Deputy High Commissioner
news UNHCR News, 12 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )Kelly Clements visits Ecuador and Colombia to assess urgent needs amid a deeply underfunded regional response. -
Pregnant women flee lack of maternal health care in Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 23 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own. -
In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot
news UNHCR News, 05 Sep 2019 (4 years ago )Weakened by hunger, hundreds of Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the high Andes each day in search of safety in Colombia and beyond. -
Joven venezolana en Ecuador sueña con jugar un Mundial de fútbol
news UNHCR Ecuador, 15 Nov 2022 (1 year ago )Después de tener que salir de Venezuela, la joven Yenmany encontró un equipo de fútbol inclusivo con mujeres refugiadas LGBTIQ+ donde ahora puede anotar goles, acercándose así a su sueño de jugar un Mundial. Yenmany Coromoto ama el fútbol por encima de todo. Mientras acaricia el balón con sus pie... -
Aucas y ACNUR anuncian alianza a favor de las personas refugiadas en Ecuador
news UNHCR Ecuador, 27 Feb 2023 (1 year ago )Aucas es el primer equipo de las Américas en llevar la causa de las personas forzadas a huir en su camiseta oficial. En colaboración con ACNUR, Aucas buscará promover la protección e integración de personas refugiadas en Ecuador. Sociedad Deportiva Aucas y ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Ref...