This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 26 July 2002 We are very pleased with ...

MEXICO CITY, July 26 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has hailed El Salvador's recently approved Law on Refugee Status Determination as an important step towards institutionalising such procedures in ...

E.M. and his girlfriend fled persecution in their native Venezuela in 2021 and dreamed of making a new life in the United States. The young couple spend two years in Colombia before applying for ...

After years of waiting in countries marred by violence, Central Americans who were finally cleared to reunite with their families in the U.S. are facing a major obstacle: the coronavirus pandemic.

Several groups of St. Helenans have flown south of the border in recent weeks and come back determined to raise awareness about the Latin American refugee crisis. “The stories we hear about drug ...

“The police in El Salvador are very, very corrupt,” Javi explained. But when Javi shared the threat with his family, they did nothing to support him. They already suspected Javi’s uncle of shooting ...

The presidents of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are at the White House today meeting with Pres. Obama and Vice Pres. Biden about how to stem the flow of children to the U.S. from Central America ...

As the White House toys with the no-joke prospect of actually invading Venezuela out of (understandable) ire at the government of (reprehensible) strongman Nicolas Maduro, a damning new Human Rights ...

SANTA TECLA, El Salvador - They sleep on the dusty ground, shielded from the chilly night winds and blistering morning sun by tents, tarps and trash bags. They line up for everything: plastic plates ...