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‘Working round the clock’ to aid Venezuelan refugees and migrants during COVID-19 pandemic: UN agencies

See Post — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:08:36 +0000

UNHCR and IOM emphasized that the worldwide COVID-19 emergency compounds an already desperate situation for many refugees and migrants from Venezuela and for the countries that have taken them in. Funding is urgently needed, they said, particularly as the economic impact of the pandemic begins to be felt across Latin America and the Caribbean. Full text -> UN News

Trump administration to step up pressure campaign on Venezuelan oil -US envoy

See Post — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:20:04 +0000

US. President Donald Trump has decided to step up a sanctions campaign on Venezuela’s oil sector and will be more aggressive in punishing people and companies that violate it, the top U.S. envoy to the Latin American country said on Monday. By Richard Valdmanis, Chris Reese and David Gregorio. Full text -> Devdiscourse

Migrant and refugee Venezuelan crisis: IOM regional response overview (Reporting period December 2019)

See Post — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:06:32 +0000

The Venezuelan crisis has generated the biggest exodus in the region’s recent history. According to the latest data, 4,769,498 million Venezuelans are living abroad – 3,937,561 million (82%) of which are in Latin America and the Caribbean countries; it is estimated that numbers will surpass 6.5 million by the end of 20202 . Report from-> OIM

The Global Forum on Migration and Development has its sights set on Venezuela

See Post — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:57:00 +0000

The Global Forum on Migration and Development will be discussing how to improve the capacity of countries to receive migrants, especially Venezuelan migration. By Ana María Enciso Noguera. Full text-> AlDia