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The UNHCR Multi-Country Office in Panama provides support to refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced people in Aruba, Belize, Cuba, Curacao, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. MCO Panama works in close collaboration with Governments, UN agencies, international and national NGOs, civil society as well as host communities, in other to help forcibly displaced people find safety and rebuild their lives. The MCO Panama office covers several humanitarian situations, including but not limited to: the regional Venezuelan refugees and migrants situation in Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao, Guyana; the Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers situation in Panama, the Colombian refugees and asylum seekers situation in Panama, and the refugees and asylum seekers situation in Belize, Cuba, Suriname and Nicaragua. This website contains the key figures and relevant analysis on the conditions of the people UNHCR's protects in these countries as well as UNHCR and partners’ response.

Persons of concern in the sub-region

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations

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Persons of Concern by Country JSON 
Nom du lieu Source Data date Population
Aruba Government 31 Dec 2022   2.5% 17,000
Belize Government 31 Dec 2022   1.7% 11,572
Cuba Government 31 Dec 2022   0.0% 199
Curaçao Government 31 Dec 2022   2.1% 14,000
Guyana Government 31 Dec 2022   3.7% 25,384
Nicaragua Government 31 Dec 2022   0.2% 1,028
Panama Government, UNHCR 1 Oct 2023   84.0% 573,162
Suriname Government 31 Dec 2022   0.4% 2,582
Trinidad and Tobago Government 31 Dec 2022   5.5% 37,501

*Total population figures for Panama include refugees and migrants in transit

Refugees and Migrants in Transit in Panama in 2023 JSON 
408,972
Last updated 01 Oct 2023
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    Mixed Movements Darien and Chiriqui - October

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    Situation update of UNHCR's response to the mixed movements through Darien and Chiriqui, Panama
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    Darién Panamá: Monitoreo de Protección en frontera de movimientos mixtos - Noviembre 2023

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    Resultados principales del monitoreo de protección en frontera en Darién y Chiriquí, con refugiados y migrantes en tránsito
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    UNHCR Guyana Factsheet September October

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Guyana
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    UNHCR Belize Factsheet - September October

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Belize
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    UNHCR Cuba Factsheet - September October 2023

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Cuba
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    Darien Panama: Mixed Movements Routes October 2023

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    Map showing the main routes used by refugees and migrants crossing the Darien Jungle at the border of Panama and Colombia
    Date de publication: 3 November 2023 (1 month ago)
    Créé: 3 November 2023 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR Panama - Transit Countries taken by refugees and migrants prior crossing the Darien jungle

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    Map featuring main transit countries within South America taken by refugees and migrants prior crossing the Darien jungle.
    Date de publication: 29 May 2023 (6 months ago)
    Créé: 31 May 2023 (6 months ago)
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    Map of routes: Mixed Movements through Darien, Panama - May 2023

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    Map featuring main routes used by mixed movements through Darien Jungle in the border of Panama and Colombia
    Date de publication: 7 May 2023 (7 months ago)
    Créé: 7 May 2023 (7 months ago)
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    Map of routes: Mixed Movements through Darien, Panama - March 2023

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    Map featuring main routes used by mixed movements through Darien Jungle in the border of Panama and Colombia
    Date de publication: 1 March 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 24 March 2023 (8 months ago)
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    UNHCR Panama Operational Presence - February 2023

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    Map displaying partners and areas of intervention of UNHCR Protection and other sectorial programs in Panama
    Date de publication: 8 February 2023 (10 months ago)
    Créé: 8 February 2023 (10 months ago)
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    UNHCR Guyana Factsheet September October

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Guyana
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    UNHCR Belize Factsheet - September October

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Belize
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    UNHCR Cuba Factsheet - September October 2023

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Cuba
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (21 hours ago)
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    Darien Panama: Mixed Movements Protection Monitoring November 2023

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    Main findings of the monthly rounds of UNHCR Border Protection Monitoring with Mixed Movements in Darien and Chiriqui, Panama
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    Darién Panamá: Monitoreo de Protección en frontera de movimientos mixtos - Noviembre 2023

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    Resultados principales del monitoreo de protección en frontera en Darién y Chiriquí, con refugiados y migrantes en tránsito
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    UNHCR concerned about the implications for asylum of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court ruling of 4 July 2023

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    UNHCR's statement on Trinidad and Tobago High Court ruling of 4 July 2023
    Date de publication: 10 July 2023 (4 months ago)
    Créé: 10 July 2023 (4 months ago)
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    ACNUR lanza en redes sociales el proyecto "Confía en el Tucán"

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    Nota de prensa sobre el proyecto del ACNUR "Confía en el Tucán"
    Date de publication: 1 May 2023 (7 months ago)
    Créé: 4 May 2023 (7 months ago)
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    UNHCR Launches Social Media Project "Trust the Toucan"

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    Press Release covering UNHCR's social media project "Trust the Toucan"
    Date de publication: 1 May 2023 (7 months ago)
    Créé: 4 May 2023 (7 months ago)
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    ACNUR lança projeto em redes sociais "Confia no Tucano"

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    Comunicado de imprensa sobre o projeto de redes sociais "Confia no Tucano"
    Date de publication: 1 May 2023 (7 months ago)
    Créé: 4 May 2023 (7 months ago)
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    UNHCR donates post-hurricane relief support items to the Government of Belize

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    Press Release covering UNHCR's post-hurricane relief support
    Date de publication: 22 December 2022 (11 months ago)
    Créé: 22 December 2022 (11 months ago)
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    UNHCR Americas Operational Update July-September 2023

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    UNHCR Americas Operational Update July-September 2023
    Date de publication: 9 November 2023 (29 days ago)
    Créé: 10 November 2023 (28 days ago)
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    Mixed Movements Monitoring Report | UNHCR-WFP | Q2 2023

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    To generate evidence on mixed movements’ dynamics in the Central America and Mexico, to identify trends, profiles, protection and food security needs of people on the move.
    Date de publication: 19 September 2023 (2 months ago)
    Créé: 19 September 2023 (2 months ago)
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    Mixed Movements Monitoring Report | UNHCR-WFP | Q1 2023

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    To generate evidence on mixed movements’ dynamics in the Central America and Mexico, to identify trends, profiles, protection and food security needs of people on the move.
    Date de publication: 17 July 2023 (4 months ago)
    Créé: 17 July 2023 (4 months ago)
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    Sobreviviendo al Darién: la travesía de refugiados y migrantes por la selva

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    Informe binacional del ACNUR Panamá y Colombia sobre los movimientos mixtos a través del Darién
    Date de publication: 3 April 2023 (8 months ago)
    Créé: 13 April 2023 (7 months ago)
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    Americas: 2022 mid-year trends report

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    UNHCR’s 2022 Mid-Year Trends analyses changes and trends in forced displacement during the first six months of 2022. The report provides key statistics on refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displace...
    Date de publication: 5 December 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 5 December 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Recursos de Protección del ACNUR en Panamá (Publicaciones)

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    Una compilación de los principales recursos y documentos de protección publicados por el ACNUR en Panamá en 2022
    Date de publication: 16 January 2023 (10 months ago)
    Créé: 19 January 2023 (10 months ago)
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    ACNUR Panama: Monitoreo de Protección (HFS) Ronda 4

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    Este reporte recopila información actualizada sobre las principales necesidades y riesgos de protección que enfrentan las personas refugiadas y solicitantes de la condición de refugiado en Panamá.
    Date de publication: 2 January 2023 (11 months ago)
    Créé: 12 January 2023 (10 months ago)
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    ACNUR Panama: Monitoreo de Protección (HFS) Ronda 4 - Resultados Generales

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    Resultados generales de la ronda 4 del monitoreo de protección llevado a cabo en Panamá por el ACNUR con personas solicitantes de asilo y refugiados.
    Date de publication: 31 July 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 23 September 2022 (1 year ago)
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    ACNUR Panama: Monitoreo de Protección (HFS) Ronda 4 - Venezolanos

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    Resultados de la ronda 4 del monitoreo de protección llevado a cabo en Panamá por el ACNUR con personas solicitantes de asilo y refugiados venezolanos.
    Date de publication: 31 July 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 23 September 2022 (1 year ago)
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    ACNUR Panama: Monitoreo de Protección (HFS) Ronda 4 - Nicaraguenses

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    Resultados de la ronda 4 del monitoreo de protección llevado a cabo en Panamá por el ACNUR con personas solicitantes de asilo y refugiados nicaraguenses.
    Date de publication: 31 July 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 23 September 2022 (1 year ago)
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    RMRP 2020 - Trinidad & Tobago One Pager - February 2020 [EN]

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    One Pager with key information on Regional Response for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela for 2020 in Trinidad & Tobago
    Date de publication: 12 February 2020 (3 years ago)
    Créé: 12 February 2020 (3 years ago)
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    RMRP 2020 - Aruba One Pager - January 2020 [EN]

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    One Pager with key information on Regional Response for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela for 2020 in Aruba
    Date de publication: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
    Créé: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
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    RMRP 2020 - Curaçao One Pager - January 2020 [EN]

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    One Pager with key information on Regional Response for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela for 2020 in Curaçao
    Date de publication: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
    Créé: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
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    RMRP 2020 - Guyana One Pager - January 2020 [EN]

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    One Pager with key information on Regional Response for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela for 2020 in Guyana
    Date de publication: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
    Créé: 4 February 2020 (3 years ago)
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    Movemientos Mixtos - Darién y Chiriquí

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    Actualización sobre la respuesta del ACNUR a los movimientos mixtos en Darién y Chiriquí, Panamá
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    Mixed Movements Darien and Chiriqui - October

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    Situation update of UNHCR's response to the mixed movements through Darien and Chiriqui, Panama
    Date de publication: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
    Créé: 7 December 2023 (1 day ago)
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    MCO Operational Update - September

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    MCO Operational Update covering activities in the month of September 2023
    Date de publication: 26 October 2023 (1 month ago)
    Créé: 26 October 2023 (1 month ago)
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    Confía en el Tucán (Trust the Toucan) - Results Report - August - September 2023

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    Overview of Confía en el Tucán´s social media metrics
    Date de publication: 23 October 2023 (1 month ago)
    Créé: 23 October 2023 (1 month ago)
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    Movimientos Mixtos - Darién y Chiriquí - Septiembre 2023

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    Actualización sobre la respuesta del ACNUR a los movimientos mixtos en Darién y Chiriquí, Panamá
    Date de publication: 23 October 2023 (1 month ago)
    Créé: 23 October 2023 (1 month ago)
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    Mixed Movements through Darien 2022 - October 2022

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    Situation update of UNHCR response to the mixed movements through Darien, Panama 2022
    Date de publication: 18 November 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 18 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Mixed Movements through Darien 2022 - September 2022

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    Situation update of UNHCR response to the mixed movements through Darien, Panama 2022
    Date de publication: 10 October 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 11 October 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Belize Amnesty Program - Operational Update September 2022

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    Brief summary of situation updates from UNHCR response in the context of the Belize Amnesty in 2022
    Date de publication: 3 October 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 25 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    Mixed Movements through Darien 2022 - August 2022

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    Date de publication: 5 September 2022 (1 year ago)
    Créé: 25 November 2022 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Trinidad and Tobago Factsheet - November December 2022

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Trinidad and Tobago
    Date de publication: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
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    UNHCR Belize Factsheet - November December 2022

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Belize
    Date de publication: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
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    UNHCR Guyana Factsheet - November December 2022

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Guyana
    Date de publication: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
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    UNHCR Panama Factsheet - November December 2022

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Panama
    Date de publication: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
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    UNHCR Cuba Factsheet - November December 2022

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    Operational Update from UNHCR Cuba
    Date de publication: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
    Créé: 22 February 2023 (9 months ago)
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