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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie travels to Colombia’s border area with Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 07 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie will travel to Colombia’s border area with Venezuela on Friday to assess the humanitarian response to the exodus of Venezuelan refugees and migrants – the largest and fastest movement of people in Latin America’s recent history. Jolie is undertaking a two-day mi... -
Refugees and migrants from Venezuela top 4 million: UNHCR and IOM
news UNHCR News, 07 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )The number of Venezuelans leaving their country has reached 4 million, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announced today. Globally, Venezuelans are one of the single largest population groups displaced from their country. The pace of the outflow ... -
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... -
Older Colombians and Venezuelans take care of each other under the same roof
news UNHCR News, 11 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )Grandpa’s House hosts Colombian seniors who were left alone. Now it has increased its capacity to also shelter Venezuelans on the run. -
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. -
UNHCR scales up response as record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru
news UNHCR News, 15 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )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... -
Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, UN Refugee Chief urges greater solidarity in response
news UNHCR News, 19 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018. This is the highest level that UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has seen in its almost 70 years. The figure of 70.8 million is conservative, in particular as the crisis in Venezuela is still only partly reflected... -
Latin American countries agree road map for integration of Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 08 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )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 ... -
Survey highlights risks faced by vulnerable Venezuelans on the move
news UNHCR News, 19 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )A survey of Venezuelans who have fled their country has found that half (50.2 per cent) of the families interviewed faced or continue to face specific risks during their journey because of their age, gender, health or other needs, or because they had to make drastic choices to cope, including beggin... -
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.