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ACNUR y OIM piden mayor cooperación regional ante el récord de 250.000 personas que cruzan a pie la selva del Darién
news UNHCR, 02 Aug 2023 (1 year ago )Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMÁ - A medida que el número de personas migrantes y refugiadas que cruzan la selva del Darién entre Panamá y Colombia alcanza niveles récord, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) y la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) piden un enfoque integral, r... -
Confía en el Tucán: Un año de combate contra la desinformación sobre la peligrosa selva de Darién
news UNHCR, 01 May 2024 (4 months ago )CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, celebra el primer aniversario de su proyecto "Confía en el Tucán", iniciativa que combate la desinformación y las publicaciones falsas, a la vez que brinda información confiable sobre los riesgos de la travesía por la selva. Con ... -
Forced displacement reaches a record high in the Americas, solutions lie within the region
news UNHCR, 21 Aug 2023 (1 year ago )Panama City – In a context of increasingly complex and challenging human mobility, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, provides protection and assistance to 21.4 million people in the Americas. Faced with this record number in the region, UNHCR and its partners are confronting major challenges in their ca... -
Joint press release: International community shows solidarity with efforts to enhance protection and find solutions for people forced to fle...
news ACNUR, 21 Sep 2022 (1 year ago )NEW YORK – The international community today reaffirmed its solidarity with forcibly displaced populations and host communities in Central America and Mexico during a Solidarity Event on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The event was co-hosted by the Governments o... -
La Alta Comisionada Adjunta para los Refugiados solicita más apoyo para América Latina
news UNHCR/ACNUR, 17 May 2023 (1 year ago )CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – Kelly Clements, Alta Comisionada Adjunta para los Refugiados, hizo hoy un llamamiento urgente para que los países de América Latina y el Caribe reciban más apoyo, pues han dado acogida a la mayor parte de los 20 millones de personas desplazadas por la fuerza que hay en la región. ... -
Number of Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap soars
news ACNUR, 29 Mar 2022 (2 years ago )More people, including a growing number of Venezuelans, are resorting to perilous crossings through the jungles of the Darien Gap in search of safety and stability, reports UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As the socio-economic impacts of the C... -
Panamá: cifra récord de 100.000 personas refugiadas y migrantes cruzan el Darién en los primeros meses de 2023.
news UNHCR and IOM, 14 Apr 2023 (1 year ago )Ciudad de Panamá, 14 de abril – La Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados (ACNUR) y la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) alertan del preocupante incremento de personas que cruzan la jungla del Darién - la peligrosa selva que marca la frontera entre Panamá y Colombia – en búsqueda ... -
Three quarters of refugees and migrants from Venezuela struggle to access basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean
news ACNUR, 12 Oct 2022 (1 year ago )Some 4.3 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela face challenges accessing food, housing and stable employment, a recent assessment concludes. Despite the progress achieved through various regularization and documentation initiatives implemented across Latin America and the Caribbean, increa... -
UNHCR Launches Social Media Project to Combat the Spread of False Information about the Darien
news UNHCR/ACNUR, 01 May 2023 (1 year ago )<em>Misleading information on social media about Darien, one of the most dangerous routes in the world, influences the decision made by refugees and migrants.</em> <strong>Panama City, Panama, May 1, 2023 -</strong> The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched the “Confía en el Tucán” (Trust the Toucan... -
UNHCR concerned about the implications for asylum of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court ruling of 4 July 2023
news UNHCR, 10 Jul 2023 (1 year ago )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes note of the judgement of the Trinidad and Tobago High Court issued on 4 July 2023, regarding the case brought by a refugee recognized by UNHCR, who is seeking asylum and international protection in Trinidad and Tobago. UNHCR is concerned about the implications ...