Key Figures

People in Need
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PiN Blanco
3.35 M
01 Dec 2023
Target Population
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129.3 K
06 Dec 2023
Financial Requirements
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Requerimientos financieros
$25.82 M
06 Dec 2023
Appealing Partners
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partners
24
06 Dec 2023

What is the Humanitarian Transportation Sector?

Priority Needs

Movements of refugees and migrants from Venezuela are expected to continue throughout 2021, whether persons transiting through host countries, undertaking pendular movements to and from Venezuela, or entering a destination country with the intention to stay. In August 2020, countries in the region began reopening borders and relaxing travel restrictions previously imposed due to COVID-19, which had an effect on refugees and migrants keen to recommence their movements. In Colombia, for example, an estimated 153,000 people will require inter-municipal, departmental or border-to-border transportation to safely continue their journeys in 2021.

As many refugees and migrants from Venezuela lack the financial means to pay for safe transport, and in view of growing levels of destitution resulting from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number resort to irregular and high-risk forms of travel, such as walking, where the risks of exposure to various protection risks, including GBV, human trafficking or smuggling, exacerbates their already desperate situation. Moreover, once in-destination or while staying temporarily in each location, many refugees and migrants need to move within or in-between cities, districts or provinces in order to access protection and health services, the labour market or basic goods.

 

Response Strategy

Scope of the sector response

The focus of the Humanitarian Transportation response is to provide the most vulnerable refugees and migrants from Venezuela with border-to-border, internal and day-to-day transportation assistance in a safe, humane and dignified manner, ensuring that the following three objectives are met:

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First, protection, which includes support to mitigate risks such as human trafficking and smuggling and GBV, particularly among women, girls and persons of diverse gender identities and sexual orientations;

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Second, integration, by supporting refugees and migrants to travel to their destinations, for family reunification (particularly for unaccompanied and separated children, or UASCs) and to access the labour market to seek employment; and

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Third, to facilitate access to basic goods and services through transport assistance for those who otherwise cannot physically access food, non-food items (NFIs), healthcare, and psychosocial support.

The Sector response will be implemented across 11 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.

Response priorities

The first response priority is to provide border-to-border transportation assistance for persons in-transit. The second response priority is to provide internal transportation  between a border and an internal location within a host country or between provinces to facilitate integration. The third response priority is the provision of assistance for day-to-day local transport at the city or municipality level for the most vulnerable.

Integrated response approaches

There exists an inter-sectoral complementarity between the Humanitarian Transportation and the Human Trafficking & Human Smuggling and GBV Sub-Sectors of the Protection Sector, as interventions of the former aim to reduce protection risks addressed by the latter two. Additionally, close collaboration with the WASH and Health Sectors will be necessary to ensure the integration of COVID-19 prevention measures in relocation procedures.

Response modalities

The main response modalities will be in-kind transport services and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) towards the costs of public transport services. Collaboration with the regional CVA Working Group will add value to the response and improve the cost-efficiency of transport interventions.

Documents

Training Materials
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Instructions for filling in the Gender with Age Marker

In addition to responding to the principles established in different international frameworks such as the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (2016) or the Global Pact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (2018), the GAM is a standardized tool that allows for the creation of better projects and capacity building for gender mainstreaming, including age (life cycle) and disability. It is also the only quantitative source of global data on these aspects that allows the RMRP to have an overall report on its progress in this regard.

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05 September 2024
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Guidance
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R4V Handbook (2024)

This R4V Handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the technical and practical aspects of inter-agency coordination in responding to the mixed movements situation involving migrants and refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean. It offers guidance on the roles and responsibilities of the R4V National, Sub-regional, and Regional Platform and Sector coordinators, as well as details key processes, including the development of the RMNA and RMRP. The Handbook highlights best practices that can be replicated in other inter-agency and mixed movements contexts, based on a thorough overview of the R4V model.

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03 September 2024
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RMNA 2024 - Regional Summary

The Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) 2024 is a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of the needs of migrants and refugees in the 17 countries covered by the R4V Platform. It draws on a regionally harmonized framework for joint needs assessments, developed and implemented in an inter-agency manner among regional and national partners. More than 14,000 household surveys were conducted in 15 of the 17 R4V countries, corresponding to more than 41,500 refugees’ and migrants’ views. Moreover, this year, in ten countries the resulting topline figures for multisectoral needs (the percentage of People in Need; PiN) are based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, allowing for a more comprehensive analysis of needs and for a deeper understanding of people's needs within their households and groups in transit. These findings from the RMNA will inform the Regional Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants (RMRP) for 2025-2026, which will be presented in December 2024.

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02 September 2024
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Assessment Situation update RMNA Needs Analysis
Reporte/Informe
Taller Acceso a Vivienda Uruguay
Informe de Taller de Acceso a Vivienda para personas refugiadas y migrantes en Uruguay.

Informe de diagnóstico y recomendaciones sobre acceso a la vivienda para personas refugiadas y migrantes en Uruguay. Taller participativo realizado en el Centro de Integración para Migrantes y Refugiados en Montevideo, Uruguay. Contó con la participación de socios R4V, Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial, Junta Nacional de Migración, Intendencias departamentales de Montevideo, Canelones y Rivera.

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02 September 2024
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Evaluación Documentos de la reunión Vivienda Shelter Uruguay Alojamiento individual
Report
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RMNA 2024 - Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis

The Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA) 2024 is a comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of the needs of migrants and refugees in the 17 countries covered by the R4V Platform. It draws on a regionally harmonized framework for joint needs assessments, developed and implemented in an inter-agency manner among regional and national partners. More than 14,000 household surveys were conducted in 15 of the 17 R4V countries, corresponding to more than 41,500 refugees’ and migrants’ views. Moreover, this year, in ten countries the resulting topline figures for multisectoral needs (the percentage of People in Need; PiN) are based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology, allowing for a more comprehensive analysis of needs and for a deeper understanding of people's needs within their households and groups in transit. These findings from the RMNA will inform the Regional Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants (RMRP) for 2025-2026, which will be presented in December 2024.

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02 September 2024
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Assessment Situation update RMNA Needs Analysis
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Sector Contacts

Viviana Peña

UNHCR

penapere@unhcr.org

 

Celia Izquierdo

IOM

cizquierdo@iom.int

 

Maria Rodríguez Buitrago

OXFAM

maria.rodriguez@Oxfam.org