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A new strategy to support stabilization and integration of refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Over 4.5 million migrants and refugees* from Venezuela have obtained regular status in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2019, it was announced today. This was achieved thanks to the proactive measures taken by host governments within their legal frameworks, and financial support from the international community, enabling them to access documentation, regularization mechanisms and recognition of refugee status.
In Spain, a survivor of gender-based violence finds her voice
Aminata Soucko survived gender-based violence including female genital mutilation and forced marriage, before setting up an association to help other refugee women.
UNHCR receives record level of early funding to support refugees and displaced people as emergencies escalate
Donor governments pledged a record US$ 1.143 billion today to provide protection, life-saving assistance and solutions to millions of people uprooted by the increasing number of conflicts across the world, showing their support for the work of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners in 2025. Along with a commitment of $355 million from UNHCR’s private sector National Partners, the total amount announced is $1.5 billion, covering 15 per cent of anticipated needs for the year.
Sport inspires in Kenya’s ‘cradle of Refugee Olympic Team’
Young refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp are harnessing the power of sports to inspire and provide hope.
UNHCR warns of devastating spike in risk of gender-based violence for women and girls forced to flee
Across the world, more than 60 million women and girls who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence. While gender-based violence remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the risks are heightened for women and girls experiencing situations of conflict, or who have been forced to flee their homes.
Supporting one another, survivors of sexual violence in northern Mozambique begin to heal
After enduring terrible abuses, survivors of gender-based violence and displacement in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are coming together to rebuild their shattered lives.
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