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...

LOS ANGELES – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed today an important declaration adopted at the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States. The 20 countries endorsing the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection pledged to strengthen national, regional, and hemispheric ...

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...

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...

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 ...

<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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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...