BELMOPAN, Belize – A group of asylum-seekers in Belize have been granted Permanent Residency Cards, officially recognizing their legal status in the country. The residency cards were distributed on September 2nd during an Amnesty Ceremony at the University of Belize Conference Center in Belmopan Cit...

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, celebra el primer aniversario de su proyecto "Confía en el Tucán", iniciativa que combate la desinformación y las publicaciones falsas, a la vez que brinda información confiable sobre los riesgos de la travesía por la selva. Con ...

Panama City – In a context of increasingly complex and challenging human mobility, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, provides protection and assistance to 21.4 million people in the Americas. Faced with this record number in the region, UNHCR and its partners are confronting major challenges in their ca...

Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMÁ - A medida que el número de personas migrantes y refugiadas que cruzan la selva del Darién entre Panamá y Colombia alcanza niveles récord, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) y la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) piden un enfoque integral, r...

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 ...

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – Kelly Clements, Alta Comisionada Adjunta para los Refugiados, hizo hoy un llamamiento urgente para que los países de América Latina y el Caribe reciban más apoyo, pues han dado acogida a la mayor parte de los 20 millones de personas desplazadas por la fuerza que hay en la región. ...

<em>Misleading information on social media about Darien, one of the most dangerous routes in the world, influences the decision made by refugees and migrants.</em> <strong>Panama City, Panama, May 1, 2023 -</strong> The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched the “Confía en el Tucán” (Trust the Toucan...

Ciudad de Panamá, 14 de abril – La Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) y la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) alertan del preocupante incremento de personas que cruzan la jungla del Darién - la peligrosa selva que marca la frontera entre Panamá y Colombia – en búsqueda ...

Some 4.3 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela face challenges accessing food, housing and stable employment, a recent assessment concludes. Despite the progress achieved through various regularization and documentation initiatives implemented across Latin America and the Caribbean, increa...

NEW YORK – The international community today reaffirmed its solidarity with forcibly displaced populations and host communities in Central America and Mexico during a Solidarity Event on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The event was co-hosted by the Governments o...