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Joint statement by UNHCR and IOM on the appointment of Mr. Eduardo Stein, as a Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migr...
news UNHCR Statement, 19 Sep 2018 (5 years ago )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 ... -
Joven venezolana en Ecuador sueña con jugar un Mundial de fútbol
news UNHCR Ecuador, 15 Nov 2022 (1 year ago )Después de tener que salir de Venezuela, la joven Yenmany encontró un equipo de fútbol inclusivo con mujeres refugiadas LGBTIQ+ donde ahora puede anotar goles, acercándose así a su sueño de jugar un Mundial. Yenmany Coromoto ama el fútbol por encima de todo. Mientras acaricia el balón con sus pie... -
Latin American countries agree road map for integration of Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 08 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )The road map was adopted during the IV International Technical Meeting of the Quito Process, held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on 4 and 5 July. Government representatives from 14 Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as UN agencies, regional organizations, development banks and ... -
Lima: the story of a Venezuelan woman "made with love"
news UNHCR Web Story, 18 Jun 2018 (5 years ago )Thousands of Venezuelans are arriving daily to the Peruvian border crossing of Tumbes, in northwest Peru. This is the story of Zorayne, who is just one of the thousands of Venezuelans who have arrived in Peru. -
Majority fleeing Venezuela in need of refugee protection – UNHCR
news UNHCR News, 21 May 2019 (4 years ago )Given the worsening political, economic, human rights and humanitarian situation in Venezuela that to date has seen 3.7 million people leave, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, now considers that the majority of those fleeing the country are in need of international refugee protection. In an updated g... -
New high-frequency data highlights COVID-19’s major impact on livelihoods and food insecurity in Costa Rica
news UNHCR Blog, 05 Apr 2022 (1 year ago )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... -
Number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reaches 3 million
news UNHCR News, 08 Nov 2018 (5 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, announced that the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide has now reached three million. According to data from national immigration authorities and other sources, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean host an e... -
Older Colombians and Venezuelans take care of each other under the same roof
news UNHCR News, 11 Jun 2019 (4 years ago )Grandpa’s House hosts Colombian seniors who were left alone. Now it has increased its capacity to also shelter Venezuelans on the run. -
Over 5,000 Venezuelans find new homes through Brazil’s internal relocation programme
news UNHCR News, 15 Mar 2019 (5 years ago )Over 5,000 Venezuelans have been relocated from Brazil’s northern state of Roraima to 17 other states in the country, thanks to an innovative internal relocation programme supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee agency, civil society and other UN agencies such as IOM, UNFPA and UNDP. According to offi... -
Pacaraima Government Reception Center welcomes Venezuelans in Brazil with UN support
news UNHCR Web Story, 18 Jul 2018 (5 years ago )The Pacaraima Reception Center offers information, social and health services for Venezuelans who choose to stay in Brazil. UNHCR is carrying out biometric registration at the centre and identifying specific needs.