Tag: Pacaraima

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  UN Refugee Commissioner appeals for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelans fleeing the Maduro regime

  

  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appealed on Sunday for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries where they are overwhelming social services and sparking local tensions.

• Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  Emergency in Brazil: 700/800 Venezuelans cross the border daily, claims Temer

  

  The Brazilian government may restrict entrance of Venezuelans at the border in the remote northwestern state of Roraima, President Michel Temer said on Wednesday, after a flood of migrants has strained local services and sparked violence with residents.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  The democratic challenge to dictatorships and xenophobia in Latin America

  

  During the conference entitled “The democratic challenge to the autocracies of the 21st century in Latin America,” organized by the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL) on Tuesday at the Senate of Uruguay, the Government of Venezuela was described as a “dictatorship” and it was exhorted that the democratic governments of the region, especially the Uruguayan government, not be indifferent or “accomplices” against today’s Latin America’s autocratic governments.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:05 UTC

  Venezuelan refugees restarted pouring into northern Brazil

  

  Brazil's government has not ruled out closing its border with Venezuela at Pacaraima, in Roraima state, but sees obstacles to doing so because of international treaties it has signed, Political Affairs Minister Carlos Marun said on Monday.