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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... -
Venezolanos desafían la pandemia para buscar un futuro mejor en Colombia
news ACNUR, 08 Feb 2021 (3 years ago )Durante su visita al CAI de Maicao el pasado sábado, el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, Filippo Grandi, tuvo la oportunidad de conocer a Verónica, junto con otras familias venezolanas que luchan por rehacer sus vidas. -
Urgent support needed for Venezuelan refugees and migrants facing trauma and hardship
news UNHCR, 11 Dec 2020 (3 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of unprecedented levels of trauma and despair among newly arrived refugees and migrants from Venezuela. Many arrive in dire conditions to host communities hard hit by the pandemic. Urgent support is critically needed to protect and assist them. -
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... -
UNHCR and IOM welcome Colombia’s decision to regularize Venezuelan refugees and migrants
news UNHCR, 08 Feb 2021 (3 years ago )UNHCR and IOM today praised Colombia’s initiative to provide ten-year temporary protection status to Venezuelans in the country. The Temporary Protection Status will also provide access to basic services including the national health system and COVID-19 vaccination plans. Regularization is also key ... -
UNHCR and IOM celebrate the commitment of the international community to mobilize funds for refugees and migrants from Venezuela
news UNHCR, 17 Jun 2021 (2 years ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) welcome the pledges made today, amounting to US$1.5 billion, including US$954 million in grants, during the International Donors’ Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants. -
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... -
Se necesita ayuda urgente para los refugiados y migrantes de Venezuela que enfrentan traumas y dificultades
news ACNUR, 11 Dec 2020 (3 years ago )ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, alerta sobre los niveles sin precedentes de trauma y desesperación entre las personas refugiadas y migrantes recién llegadas de Venezuela. Muchos de ellos llegan en graves condiciones a comunidades de acogida muy afectadas por la pandemia. Se necesita... -
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. -
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.