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Brazilian volunteers lend helping hand to Venezuelans
news UNHCR Web Story, 06 Apr 2018 (6 years ago )Thousands fleeing inflation, shortages and political unrest in Venezuela are in need of urgent assistance in Brazil. -
UNHCR relocates Venezuelans to temporary shelters in Boa Vista
news UNHCR Web Story, 06 May 2018 (5 years ago )In an exercise coordinated by the Brazilian Army and with the support of UNHCR, about 870 people were transferred to Latife Salomão and Santa Tereza hostels in Boa Vista. -
A hello, a relief
news UNHCR Web Story, 17 May 2018 (5 years ago )An initiative from Telecoms Without Borders allows Venezuelans living in Boa Vista, Brazil to call for free their families and friends in Venezuela. -
UNHCR works with Wayuu indigenous children and girls from Venezuela so they can continue their education in Colombia
news UNHCR Web Story, 05 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )For children who arrive in La Guajira, northern Colombia, prolonged displacement interrupts their education, a basic human right essential for their future. -
Venezuelan asylum seeker brings his art to Mexico
news UNHCR Web Story, 27 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )Felipe*, through theatre seeks to express the challenges faced by Venezuelans who have been forced to leave their country. -
UNHCR welcomes reopening of Brazil-Venezuela border after brief closure
news UNHCR Statement, 07 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR welcomes last night’s decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a Federal Judge in Roraima border state to suspend admission of Venezuelans to the country and close the border. -
UNHCR, IOM and other UN Agencies continue to support the Government of Brazil in the relocation of Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 14 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, as the International Organization for Migration, with the support of other UN Agencies, continue to work together with the Government of Brazil to promote the relocation of Venezuelans from the north to other cities in the country. -
Number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reaches 3 million
news UNHCR News, 08 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, announced that the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide has now reached three million. According to data from national immigration authorities and other sources, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean host an e... -
Helping refugees to thrive in Costa Rica
news UNHCR News, 28 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )Support from the Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and local nonprofits is allowing refugees the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial ideas and compete for start-up funds. Costa Rica has developed standout systems of protection allowing... -
United Nations agencies and the Brazilian Army receive human rights award for humanitarian response to the situation in Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 22 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF and the commander of the Operación Acogida (Reception Operation) were recognized by the Ministry of Human Rights of Brazil for the joint actions of attention to refugees and migrants from Venezuela. “This award represents the joint work of all the actors that make up the hu...