In the first quarter of the year, UNHCR spearheaded the launch of a reintegration pilot project in the northcentral of Miranda, selecting three communities in the sprawling informal settlement of Petare, to the east of Caracas, to implement a number of activities designed to support the sustainable reintgration in society of those Venezuelans who have chosen to return to the country. UNHCR is also supporting a second reintegration pilot in the western state of Tachira that is being implemented under the leadership of IOM in two border communities in the Municipality of Junin and in an urban community in the city of San Cristobal.

UNHCR also accompanied a mission by the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator to the southwestern state of Amazonas which provided the opportunity to showcase some of its more recent projects: the Communal Center for Women in Puerto Ayacucho, 400 solar reflectors installed in the Municipality of Autana, the Centre for the Comprehensive Care for Victims of Human Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence (CAFIM) in Puerto Ayacucho, the local Agricultural Technical School (ETA) supported jointly with FAO and UNICEF as a pilot for income generating opportunities for students. Full Report –>UNHCR.

The outflow of Venezuelan refugees and migrants remains one of the largest displacement crises in the world. To date,over 6.1 million have left their homes, of which 5 million are in the Americas. There are 199,206 Venezuelans recognised as refugees worldwide and 971,170 pending asylum claims. Over 2.7million regular stay permits have been granted to Venezuelans since 2014. Fact Sheet. Full Text -> UNHCR

Traducción de cortesía -> La salida de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos sigue siendo una de las crisis de desplazamiento más grandes del mundo. A la fecha, más de 6,1 millones han dejado sus hogares, de los cuales 5 millones están en las Américas. Hay 199.206 venezolanos reconocidos como refugiados en todo el mundo y 971.170 solicitudes de asilo pendientes. Se han otorgado más de 2,7 millones de permisos de estadía regular a venezolanos desde 2014.

Según las estimaciones más recientes del Plan Energía y Enseres, ACNUR, en el 2022, apunta de Respuesta Humanitaria para Venezuela, a la atención de unos 1.4 millones de uno de cada cuatro venezolanos necesita personas entre las más vulnerables en asistencia humanitaria. Texto Completo-> ReliefWeb

One in four Venezuelans are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the most recent Humanitarian Response Plan estimates. Through its leadership of the Protection Cluster and the Energy, Shelter and NFIs Cluster, UNHCR is targeting in 2022 some 1.4 million among the most vulnerable Venezuelans affected by the country’s protracted crisis. Full Text -> ReliefWeb

“I didn’t fit in at first,” she recalled. An afterschool programme called Programa Enlaces, which is Spanish for “links,” changed all that. The programme, which receives financial support from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, aims to transform the lives of Panamanian and refugee youths through music and dance. Full Text -> UNHCR

Ahead of the International Donors’ Conference on 17 June, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) call for renewed international support to address the urgent needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and to assist their host countries. Full Text -> DevDiscourse

“The…regime did not cooperate with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection and assistance to refugees, asylum seekers, and other persons of concern,” the report said. The State Department earlier in the day released its annual report on worldwide Human Rights practices. By Fahad Shabbir. Full Text -> UrduPoint

While Colombia’s asylum system has offered protection to a small but growing number of Venezuelans, many Venezuelans seek to regularize their stay through the Special Stay Permit (PEP), which enables access to legal employment. The PEP currently allows over 708,000 Venezuelans to reside legally in Colombia for up to two years with access to basic services and the labour market. Despite this high number, some 56% Venezuelans in Colombia find themselves in an irregular situation and thus more vulnerable to protection risks. Full Text -> ReliefWeb

Those who arrive in Colombia today tend to be in even more dire circumstances than those who fled two years ago. Many Venezuelans are now arriving exhausted, weak and penniless, often with no option but to sleep on the streets or in bus terminals, where they are at even greater risk of exposure to COVID-19. By Ángela Méndez-Triviño and Olga Sarrado. Full Text -> UNHCR

This is stated in a confidential e-mail sent on November 26 addressed to Sandra Flores, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.. By Denyse Renne. Full Text -> DailyExpress

As coordinator of a rehabilitation home in north-eastern Colombia for children who have been rescued from bars, brothels or the streets or removed from abusive homes, Mayerlín Vergara Pérez works not only with Colombian-born kids but also with boys and girls from Venezuela who were forced into sexual exploitation as they fled the ongoing crisis back home. By Jenny Barchfield . Full Text -> UNHCR