Over 5,000 Venezuelans have been relocated from Brazil’s northern state of Roraima to 17 other states in the country, thanks to an innovative internal relocation programme supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee agency, civil society and other UN agencies such as IOM, UNFPA and UNDP. According to offi...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fate of at least 21 Venezuelans missing after their boat sank this week en route from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago. This tragic incident highlights the extreme risks of sea journeys and other irregular cross-border movements undertak...

With a population of around 100,000, Maicao currently hosts 30,000 refugees and migrants. An assessment conducted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in February revealed that half of the 3,500 Venezuelans interviewed were living in the streets or in informal settlements in and around the city. Refu...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sent extra teams to the border between Peru and Ecuador to support the authorities to deal with an unprecedented number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants entering Peru. Peruvian authorities announced new visa requirements for Venezuelans starting on Saturday 1...

The road map was adopted during the IV International Technical Meeting of the Quito Process, held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on 4 and 5 July. Government representatives from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as UN agencies, regional organizations, development banks and ...

New measure grants citizenship to the children born to Venezuelan parents on Colombia soil, helping thousands at risk of statelessness.

Para Judith Albacura, acceder a un préstamo siempre había sido una misión casi imposible. Los bancos le solicitaban muchos documentos, y a esta mujer indígena de los Andes ecuatorianos, se le complicaba mucho reunir todos los papeles. Pero gracias una caja de ahorros fundada por un venezolano, Judi...

Con malabares, narices rojas y muchas risas, ACNUR y Payasos sin Fronteras traen alegría a niñas y niños refugiados y ecuatorianos en todo el país. Es temprano en la mañana y ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, y la organización Payasos sin Fronteras, se dirigen rumbo Otavalo, ciudad...

QUITO, Ecuador – ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, lamenta y expresa consternación por el asesinato de Jessica Martínez, lideresa comunitaria afroecuatoriana, quien fue hallada en el parque 12 de noviembre de Ambato este mes. ACNUR expresa sus condolencias a sus familiares, compañeras...

QUITO, Ecuador – El Grupo de Trabajo para Refugiados y Migrantes (GTRM) en Ecuador y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana presentaron hoy a la comunidad internacional en el país el plan para responder a las necesidades de personas refugiadas y migrantes de Venezuela y otras naci...