The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) will start the deployment of a survey methodology known as Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), a system to track and monitor the displacement and population mobility and provide a better un...

Harsher dry seasons are leaving communities in Guyana’s region one – along the northern border with Venezuela - without potable water. Saline wells and water sources resemble the impact of drought at villages like Imbetero, Smith Creek, and Morawhanna. Thousands of Amerindian villagers and their rec...

For this creative family, the normalization plan means they will finally be able to register Chocochamos, a thriving business of artisan chocolate desserts. Vanessa, 41, and her husband Carlos, 48, have just finished their online application to extend their stay in the Dominican Republic - the fi...

The sun shines brightly over the small Caribbean island of Aruba. It is ten o’clock and Jorge’s face is once again full of smiles, as he watches his children practice Dutch lessons and do their homework, something he thought for a long time, they might not be able to do again. “My kids are going ...

The 2021 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan was launched region-wide in December 2020. This video highlights the work of the Platform in the Caribbean and its continuation into the 2021 RMRP. Learn more about the 2021 RMRP at https://rmrp.r4v.info/

Several days a week, Kelly, a shy 35-year-old Venezuelan musician from El Tigre Anzoátegui State, meets a band of 50 young kids and teenagers for their two-hour music lesson. As they quickly fill the air with the sounds of classical and other modern music, Kelly closes his eyes and listens carefully...

For refugees and migrants like Marianys Perez, having access to vaccinations is a chance at surviving the deadly coronavirus. Venezuelan Marianys Katerin Perez thought the chance of being vaccinated against the coronavirus was far out of reach. But in March, she was among the first Venezuelan ref...