Innovative programme helps lift Venezuelan refugees out of poverty
Training, mentorship in entrepreneurship and seed money help Venezuelan refugees who lost everything start over in Ecuador.
Relocation flights give Venezuelans a new lease on life in Brazil
By flying thousands of Venezuelans out of a remote Amazonian state to cities with better job prospects, an ‘interiorization’ programme helps refugees get off to a fresh start.
UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees
UNHCR welcomes a decision from Brazil to move to recognize thousands of Venezuelan asylum-seekers as refugees on a prima facie basis.
Colombia’s private sector begins to open its doors to Venezuelans
Venezuelan refugee César has been deaf mute since birth. But a fast-food firm in Colombia looked beyond the challenges he faces.
US$1.35 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants and host countries
UNHCR and IOM will launch a US$1.35 billion regional plan to respond to the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
EU, IOM and UNHCR express solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants
Joint communique by co-chairs of the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant crisis, Brussels, 28-29 October 2019.
Good Samaritan opens her home to Venezuelan women and children in need
Two years ago, a Colombian housewife decided to turn her home into a makeshift shelter for refugees and migrants on a grueling trek to safety.
Solidarity Conference Calls for Action as Venezuelans Depart in Droves
The EU, UNHCR and the IOM are organising a high-level International Solidarity Conference about Venezuela on 28 and 29 October in Brussels.
Venezuela: a continuing crisis grips South America
The ongoing emergency situation in Venezuela is one of the largest and most far-reaching of our time. The South American country has been gripped by political and economic turmoil for years.
In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot
Untold numbers of Venezuelans traverse the pass as they trek hundreds of kilometres in search of safety in Colombia and beyond.