Venezuela remains in the throes of a political and economic crisis, with millions more people thought likely to flee in the coming months. Yet international funding is still well short of UN goals.
Read MoreVenezuela is mired in a deep economic and political crisis. An overwhelming majority of the estimated 4.5 million Venezuelans who have fled their country have remained in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Read MoreThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees reports that since April 2018, Panama has received a total of 6,041 applications for asylum from Nicaraguans fleeing the repression of the Daniel Ortega/Rosario Murillo regime.
Read MoreCentrist Claudia Lopez was on Sunday elected mayor of Bogota in Colombia’s first local elections since the 2016 peace deal with the guerrilla movement FARC, which have been fraught with violence.
Read MoreIn Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro takes advantage of the events in countries such as Ecuador, Chile, Spain to show solidarity with the right to struggle, to rebellion and in repudiation of repression.
Read MoreToday, October 25, opens an art exhibition by Nicaraguan activist Madelaine Caracas, who addresses exile and grief in her works.
Read MoreFrom Hong Kong to Chile, through Lebanon, Iraq, Spain, Colombia or Haiti, protests shake the world, with millions of people on the streets for different reasons, although with a common denominator: social discontent.
Read MoreSocial unrest exploded in Chile a week ago throughout the national territory. We are in Concepción, BioBio region about 600 kms. south of Santiago, the capital. (36 photos)
Read MoreProtests have erupted in Bolivia over claims Sunday’s presidential election was rigged in favor of longtime leader Evo Morales.
Read MoreThe United Nations’ 737-million-dollar appeal to help the millions of people who have fled Venezuela this year will likely have to be doubled for 2020, a senior UN envoy said Wednesday.
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