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Forests in Guatemala find new guardians: refugees | Refugiados y solicitantes de asilo trabajan para preservar la biodiversidad de Guatemala
news UNHCR, 05 Jun 2020 (3 years ago )As rangers in some of Central America’s most biodiverse national parks, refugees and asylum-seekers get a fresh start while protecting threatened plant and animal species. Red the story in Spanish: https://www.acnur.org/noticias/historia/2020/6/5eda69e34/refugiados-y-solicitantes-de-asilo-trabaja... -
Death of transgender asylum seeker in Guatemala highlights increased risks and protection needs for LGBTI community | La muerte de una solic...
news UNHCR, 06 Aug 2020 (3 years ago )The violent death of a transgender asylum seeker in Guatemala last weekend highlights the need for effective protection to be granted to people forced to flee their countries, including members of the LGBTI community, urges UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and rela... -
Nicaraguan students forced to flee find safety, solidarity in Costa Rica / Estudiantes nicaragüenses obligados a huir encuentran seguridad y...
news UNHCR, 11 Mar 2020 (4 years ago )To read the story in Spanish: https://bit.ly/2QdiwWO Students led anti-government protests and many have sought security abroad since a bloody crackdown began nearly two years ago. Engineering major Arturo* was in his fifth and final year of college when anti-government protests broke out in his ... -
COVID-19 driving Nicaraguan refugees to hunger and desperation | La COVID-19 lleva a los refugiados nicaragüenses al hambre y la desesperaci...
news UNHCR, 28 Aug 2020 (3 years ago )More than three quarters of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers in Costa Rica are going hungry, eating only once or twice a day as a result of the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned that this could drive returns in adverse conditions. ... -
Death threats drive refugees to flee coronavirus lockdown | Las personas siguen solicitando asilo durante la pandemia
news UNHCR, 28 Apr 2020 (3 years ago )For many Central Americans who find themselves targeted by brutal street gangs, fleeing is the only option, even during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the article in Spanish: https://www.acnur.org/noticias/historia/2020/4/5ea83a104/hay-que-aguantar-son-periodos-dificiles-las-personas-siguen-solicita... -
For Salvadoran LGBTI people, “At the moment, it’s riskier than ever” | “Hay muchos riesgos y limitantes para las personas LGBTI en estos mom...
news UNHCR, 26 Jul 2020 (3 years ago )In Central America, the violent gangs that control many marginalized communities often single out lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people – extorting, threatening and sometimes even killing them. LGBTI people in the region often have no choice but to flee their homes in searc... -
Two years of political and social crisis in Nicaragua force more than 100,000 to flee / Más de 100.000 personas forzadas a huir de Nicaragua...
news UNHCR, 10 Mar 2020 (4 years ago )To read the story in Spanish: https://bit.ly/2TOkleY Even after the initial surge of violence in April 2018 subsided, Nicaraguan students, human rights defenders, journalists and farmers continue to flee their country at an average rate of 4,000 people every month. With no resolution to the interna... -
Despite pandemic restrictions, people fleeing violence and persecution continue to seek asylum in Mexico | A pesar de las restricciones por ...
news UNHCR, 28 Apr 2020 (3 years ago )While a number of countries throughout Latin America and the rest of the world have closed their borders and restricted movement to contain the spread of coronavirus, Mexico has continued to register new asylum claims from people fleeing brutal violence and persecution, helping them find safety. ... -
UNHCR welcomes new law in El Salvador to help people internally displaced by violence - ACNUR acoge con beneplácito la adopción de una nueva...
news UNHCR, 10 Jan 2020 (4 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes El Salvador’s passage of legislation to protect, aid and offer durable solutions to people internally displaced in the Central American nation due to violence from organized crime and criminal gangs, as well as those who may be at risk of displacement. -
UNHCR welcomes commitment by Central American states and Mexico to address forced displacement / ACNUR aplaude compromiso de los Estados cen...
news UNHCR, 09 Nov 2019 (4 years ago )To read the story in Spanish: https://bit.ly/2TR7Mj7 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the commitment by six Central American countries and Mexico to strengthen their efforts to address and prevent forced displacement in their region, in line with the spirit of solidarity and shared responsibi...