Innovative programme helps lift Venezuelan refugees out of poverty
Training, mentorship in entrepreneurship and seed money help Venezuelans who lost everything start over in Ecuador. By Ilaria Rapido and Jaime Giménez in Quito, Ecuador On graduation day, proud parents Osmar* and Valeria* beamed with pride. But this very special...
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. By Jenny Barchfield in São Paulo, Brazil Gabriela Peña fled hunger, widespread shortages...
UNHCR welcomes Brazil’s decision to recognize thousands of Venezuelans as refugees
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Brazil’s move to recognize thousands of...