Despite Venezuela having officially closed its land borders with neighbouring Colombia and Brazil as of 23 February, thousands of people are still leaving the country daily.
Many are risking their lives in the process, either wading across torrential rivers or risking exploitation and abuse by ar...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the Colombian authorities, is opening today a reception centre to offer support to vulnerable refugees and migrants from Venezuela in the border city of Maicao, in La Guajira region. The Integrated Assistance Centre, set up at the request of national and l...
En el Día Internacional de la Solidaridad Humana, ACNUR invita a construir una cultura solidaria y unir esfuerzos para generar un entorno favorable a la presencia de personas venezolanas en Colombia; un día que pone en el centro a la persona: el mismo propósito de la campaña “Somos Panas Colombia”.
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UNHCR Press Release,
15 Jun 2018 (4 years ago )
The Government of Colombia, led by the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management in partnership with UNHCR and IOM, concluded the exercise of mass registration of Venezuelans living in an irregular situation. 442,462 Venezuelans were registered be...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the UN Migration Agency (IOM) are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region. Mr. Stein brings vast professional experience, political leverage and deep knowledge of ...
During a visit to Peru following the flows of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, UNHCR chief says ensuring legal pathways to stay should be a regional priority.
The United Nations, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have launched the Tu Causa es mi Causa campaign to strengthen solidarity, promote integration and mitigate xenophobia against Venezuelans in Peru. The campaign was launched on 13 October in Lima, the main host city o...
Since August 2018, Tumbes, a hot and dusty border town in Peru’s arid northern coast, has seen the arrival of tens of thousands of destitute Venezuelan refugees and migrants. Currently, some 2,000 cross from Ecuador every day. UNHCR’s Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie, was there this week, in order to w...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reinforced its response at crucial border points in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia this week as thousands of refugees and migrants from Venezuela rushed into Peru ahead of a deadline for seeking Temporary Stay Permits. On Wednesday, the number of Venezuelan refugees and mig...
Over three million Venezuelans have left their home country. An estimated 5,500 cross every day to Colombia with the purpose of staying in the country or continuing their journey southwards.
Over 35,000 people enter Colombia every day through the crossing in the North Santander region, many of th...
