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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 (4 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... -
Solicitantes de refúgio contarão com intérpretes nas entrevistas em Brasília
news Acnur Brasil, 15 Dec 2017 (6 years ago )As entrevistas de solicitação de refúgio no Brasil contarão com uma ajuda extra em 2018. Um banco de intérpretes está disponível para inscrições de qualquer cidadão que tenha conhecimento avançado em outros idiomas e que tenha disponibilidade de horário. O trabalho voluntário é resultado de acordo d... -
Venezuelanos em Roraima começam a receber doações arrecadadas no Rio de Janeiro
news ACNUR Brasil, 17 Nov 2017 (6 years ago )O abrigo localizado em Boa Vista, onde se encontram cerca de 500 venezuelanos, migrantes e solicitantes de refugio não-indígenas, foi a primeira unidade a receber parte dos donativos encaminhados pelo estado do Rio de Janeiro. -
Sabores de Ander: un poco de Venezuela en Perú
news ACNUR Perú, 26 Feb 2018 (6 years ago )Entre 2014 y 2017 más de 100,000 venezolanos solicitaron asilo en el mundo, 15,000 de estas personas lo hicieron en Perú. Ander es uno de ellos. -
Response stepped up in Brazil as Venezuelan arrivals grow
news UNHCR Briefing Note, 06 Apr 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, working with the Brazilian Government and partners is ramping up the humanitarian response for the growing number of Venezuelans arriving in the north of the country with increasing needs.