Para Judith Albacura, acceder a un préstamo siempre había sido una misión casi imposible. Los bancos le solicitaban muchos documentos, y a esta mujer indígena de los Andes ecuatorianos, se le complicaba mucho reunir todos los papeles.
Pero gracias una caja de ahorros fundada por un venezolano, Judi...
In Costa Rica, the negative impacts of the pandemic continue to ripple through the economy – even as it partially recovers from 2020, when the country saw its sharpest economic contraction in decades resulting in high unemployment and rising poverty (World Bank, 2021). Nonetheless, through the pande...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi concluded a four-day visit to Brazil with an urgent appeal for increased international engagement, including by financial institutions and development actors, in the communities hosting Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
My visit to Chile – the first by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – comes amidst the largest population movements in Latin America’s recent history. Chile is among the nations most affected by the mass exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, having received around 10 per cen...
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Em Roraima, o Fundo de População das Nações Unidas (UNFPA) promoveu neste mês um treinamento com militares brasileiros sobre como combater o abuso e a exploração sexuais em contextos de emergência. Os oficiais fazem parte do novo contingente que vai integrar a Operação Acolhida — a resposta do gover...
