Colombia acts to ensure children born to Venezuelan parents are not left stateless
The Colombian Government has taken a major step in combatting statelessness by ensuring that children born in the country to Venezuelan parents are able to acquire Colombian nationality. The measure, which was announced on Monday, is expected to benefit the 24,000...
Pregnant women flee lack of maternal health care in Venezuela
Thousands of pregnant women have left Venezuela to protect the lives of their unborn babies and their own. By Alejandra Romo in Maicao, Colombia Roxibel Pulido, 29, was three months pregnant when she heard that the nearest hospital from her neighborhood, in the city...
Survey highlights risks faced by vulnerable Venezuelans on the move
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A survey of Venezuelans who have fled their country has found that half (50.2 per...