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UNHCR welcomes reopening of Brazil-Venezuela border after brief closure
news UNHCR Statement, 07 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR welcomes last night’s decision of the Brazilian Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a Federal Judge in Roraima border state to suspend admission of Venezuelans to the country and close the border. -
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. -
UNHCR relocates Venezuelans to temporary shelters in Boa Vista
news UNHCR Web Story, 06 May 2018 (6 years ago )In an exercise coordinated by the Brazilian Army and with the support of UNHCR, about 870 people were transferred to Latife Salomão and Santa Tereza hostels in Boa Vista. -
UNHCR ramps up response as Ecuador declares emergency
news UNHCR Briefing Note, 10 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )On August 8th, in response to the massive influx of Venezuelans arriving to the country, the Government of Ecuador declared a state of emergency in human mobility in the provinces of Carchi, Pichincha and El Oro. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, welcomes and supports this decision, which allows Ecuador... -
UNHCR congratulates Colombian Government on the registration of more than 440,000 Venezuelans in two months
news UNHCR Press Release, 15 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )The Government of Colombia, led by the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management in partnership with UNHCR and IOM, concluded the exercise of mass registration of Venezuelans living in an irregular situation. 442,462 Venezuelans were registered be... -
UNHCR concerned about the implications for asylum of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court ruling of 4 July 2023
news UNHCR, 10 Jul 2023 (10 months ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes note of the judgement of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court issued on 4 July 2023, regarding the case brought by a refugee recognized by UNHCR, who is seeking asylum and international protection in Trinidad and Tobago. UNHCR is concerned about the implications ... -
UNHCR and IOM support registration of Venezuelans in Colombia
news UNHCR Web Story, 11 May 2018 (6 years ago )The Administrative Registration of Venezuelan Migrants (RAMV) exercise was carried out in Colombia between 6 April - 8 June 2018, with the coordination of the Government, UNHCR and IOM. -
UNHCR and IOM chiefs call for more support as the outflow of Venezuelans rises across the region
news UNHCR Statement, 23 Aug 2018 (5 years ago )The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and the Director General of the United Nations Migration Agency, IOM, William Lacy Swing appealed for greater support from the international community to the countries and communities in the region receiving a growing number of refugees and migran... -
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... -
UN supports second transfer of Venezuelans to 3 cities in Brazil
news UNHCR Web Story, 15 May 2018 (6 years ago )A further 527 Venezuelan citizens have been relocated from Boa Vista to the cities of Sao Paulo, Manaus and Cuiaba in Brazil. The relocation was carried out by the Brazilian Army with the support of UNHCR on 15 May.