Tag: Venezuela refugees

• Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:25 UTC

  World Bank grant for Colombia to help deal with Venezuelan refugees

  

  Colombia will receive a US$ 31.5 million grant to help deal with the flood of refugees from neighbouring Venezuela, the World Bank announced on Friday Colombia has received about a third of 3.7 million refugees who have fled the worsening crisis in Venezuela in recent years - the most dramatic and fastest exodus in the world after war-torn Syria, according to the United Nations.

• 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.

• Wednesday, June 27th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Pence in Brazil exposes US government's double standard on fleeing migrants

  

  United States Vice-president Mike Pence thanked Brazil on Tuesday for welcoming Venezuelans fleeing their country’s collapse, while warning Central Americans running from violence in their homelands not to attempt to enter the United States illegally.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Pence visits Brazil: children separated from parents and Venezuela refugees in the agenda

  

  President Michel Temer will press U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his two-day visit to Brazil on cases of Brazilian children separated from their parents upon trying to enter the United States, a Brazilian diplomat said on Monday.