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France gives a hand to Venezuelans through UNHCR
news UNHCR News, 06 Feb 2019 (5 years ago )France responded to UNHCR's call to improve the conditions of more than 1 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela who have arrived in Colombia, in search of protection and access to decent living conditions. The European country donated USD 500,000 to respond to the needs of Venezuelans in Colo... -
Swollen rivers, mass crowding, add to risks at Venezuela borders
news UNHCR News, 05 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )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... -
Venezuelans risk life and limb to seek help in Colombia
news UNHCR News, 05 Apr 2019 (5 years ago )With the international border bridge that connects Colombia with Venezuela currently shut, Venezuelans seeking urgent help are being forced to cross into Colombia through the torrential waters of a border river in full spate. At a communal kitchen supported by UNCHR and run by the local Catholic Chu... -
UNHCR opens reception centre near Colombian border to assist vulnerable Venezuelans
news UNHCR News, 08 Mar 2019 (5 years ago )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... -
Pregnant women flee lack of maternal health care in Venezuela
news UNHCR News, 23 Jul 2019 (4 years ago )Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own. -
Colombia gives Venezuela newborns a start in life
news UNHCR Stories, 14 Oct 2019 (4 years ago )New measure grants citizenship to the children born to Venezuelan parents on Colombia soil, helping thousands at risk of statelessness. -
As COVID-19 pandemic roils Latin America, Venezuelans face wave of evictions
news UNHCR, 02 Oct 2020 (3 years ago )Lockdown job losses make it impossible for many vulnerable Venezuelan refugees and migrants to keep a roof over their heads. -
A medida que la COVID-19 sacude a América Latina, los venezolanos se enfrentan a una ola de desalojos
news ACNUR, 02 Oct 2020 (3 years ago )La pérdida de empleos debido a las medidas de confinamiento ha hecho que sea imposible para los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos vulnerables mantener un techo sobre sus cabezas. -
Gender-based violence on the rise during lockdowns
news UNHCR, 25 Nov 2020 (3 years ago )Data shows that displaced women and girls worldwide are experiencing increased gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Alza de la violencia de género durante los confinamientos
news ACNUR, 25 Nov 2020 (3 years ago )Los datos muestran que mujeres y niñas desplazadas en todo el mundo están experimentando una mayor violencia de género durante la pandemia de COVID-19.