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IOM and UNHCR present to authorities the results of studies on Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Argentina
news UNHCR News, 27 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )On September 24, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presented to the authorities of Argentina a joint report with the results of the Protection Monitoring carried out by UNHCR and of the Displacement Monitoring Matrix (DTM)... -
Colombia: United Nations opens new office in Barranquilla
news UNHCR News, 04 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )The United Nations System in Colombia opens a new office in the capital of the Atlantic to support the response of the Colombian State to the needs of the population from Venezuela who have settled in the departments of the Caribbean Coast. -
UNHCR and AECID join efforts to support the Venezuelan population in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 04 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )On Tuesday, October 2, the Ambassador of Spain in Colombia, Pablo Gómez de Olea, together with the Deputy Representative of UNHCR in Colombia, Yukiko Iriyama, visited the International Bridge of Rumichaca to announce the contribution of Spain to UNHCR, which seeks to support the response in humanita... -
Vulnerable Venezuelans find help in Colombia
news UNHCR Web Story, 05 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is supporting partners and local governments across Colombia and throughout the region to address the growing needs of Venezuelans on the move. Projects range from outfitting food kitchens and temporary shelters to bolstering the resources of hospitals and supporting ch... -
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. -
Joint press release between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Gran...
news UNHCR Press Release, 10 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, held a meeting this morning in order to analyze the issues of mutual interest and they agreed that the displacement of refugees and migrants from Venezuela implies an unprecedented si... -
Temporary residency permits a lifeline for Venezuelans in Peru
news UNHCR News, 12 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )During a visit to Peru following the flows of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, UNHCR chief says ensuring legal pathways to stay should be a regional priority. -
UNHCR chief calls for regional response to Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis
news UNHCR News, 16 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )Since 2015, more than two million Venezuelans have left their country and some 250,000 Venezuelans have remained in Ecuador. In 2018, for the first time the number of Venezuelan asylum seekers, at nearly 7,000, is higher than Colombians, at 3,800. “This humanitarian crisis cannot be addressed in an ... -
UN partners including IOM, UNHCR Launch Joint Campaign to Strengthen Solidarity with Venezuelans in Peru
news UNHCR News, 18 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )The United Nations, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched the Tu Causa es mi Causa campaign to strengthen solidarity, promote integration and mitigate xenophobia against Venezuelans in Peru. The campaign was launched on 13 October in Lima, the main host city o... -
Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie in Lima, Peru
news UNHCR News, 23 Oct 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nestor Popolizio where together in a press conference in Lima, Peru on October 23, 2018. Read the Angelina Jolie complete statement here.