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  • More than 340,000 Venezuelans have entered Ecuador since the beginning of 2018 (compared to 287,000 arrivals registered for the whole of 2017).
    highlight 20 Jun 2018 (5 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • It is estimated that between 20,000 to 30,000 Venezuelans currently live in Brazil. Over 11,800 asylum applications have been lodged in 2017 and 932 temporary residence permits issued.
    highlight 10 Oct 2017 (6 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In the first half of 2021, 92,100 Venezuelans were newly displaced in Latin America and Caribbean.
    highlight 23 Nov 2021 (2 years ago)
    Venezuela / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In the Southern Caribbean, the first confirmed deaths at sea of Venezuelans were reported, when 5 bodies washed ashore in Curacao after a boat carrying some 30 Venezuelans was shipwrecked.
    highlight 02 Mar 2018 (6 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In Peru during the first three weeks of January 2018 some 1,000 asylum claims were lodged by Venezuelans before the Special Commission for Refugees Secretariat in Lima.
    highlight 02 Mar 2018 (6 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In March UNHCR supported the opening of a temporary reception centre in Roraima State, Brazil, with capacity to provide shelter for 590 people.
    highlight 30 Mar 2018 (5 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In March UNHCR supported a new temporary reception centre which has opened in Roraima State, Brazil, with capacity to provide shelter for 590 people.
    highlight 30 Mar 2018 (5 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In Colombia, UNHCR's "Somos Panas" anti-xenophobia campaign has reached more than 2.6 million people, with local and national authorities supporting the campaign to foster understanding towards Venezuelans arriving and living in Colombia.
    highlight 02 Mar 2018 (6 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In Brazil, 527 Venezuelan nationals have been relocated from border regions to Brazilian cities in the country (Cuiabá, Manaus and São Paulo) to ease pressure on border communities and support Venezuelans to begin new lives.
    highlight 20 Jun 2018 (5 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers
  • In Brazil, 150 Venezuelans are being registered per day. More than 1,200 Venezuelans are living in government and UNHCR supported shelters.
    highlight 02 Mar 2018 (6 years ago)
    / Venezuela - Refugees / Venezuela - Asylum-seekers