R4V Latin America and the Caribbean, Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in the Region - Nov 2022
Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela in the Latin America and the Caribbean as of Nov 2022
Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela in the Latin America and the Caribbean as of Nov 2022
Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela in the Latin America and the Caribbean as of Nov 2022
The U.S. government has announced a "new migration process for the entry of Venezuelans", which has been called the "Process for Venezuelans". It is important that all teams and people working in the field are aware of this new measure in order to advise and guide Venezuelans who may have questions on this topic. For this reason, we share the following key messages, which may be useful in communicating with Venezuelan refugees and migrants.
Situational report with updated information in the countries of Southern Cone chapter and activities implemented by the R4V partners on July 2022
On 12 October 2022, the U.S. government announced a “New Migration Process for Venezuelans”, with an enforcement element and a ‘safe pathways’ element. This announcement was followed by the pre-publication of a notice in the Federal Register on October 18 that provides more information on the ‘safe pathways’ element, namely a parole process for Venezuelans. The purpose of this document is to explain what is known, and what is not yet known, about this new U.S. policy as it relates to the treatment of Venezuelans at the U.S.-Mexico border and in the region.
Evaluación del panorama de información de protección en América latina (2021-2022)
Since 2018, the R4V Platform has issued annual Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plans (RMRP), highlighting the needs of vulnerable population groups as well as the response strategies of the various Platform and sector groups, including a complete review following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Building on valuable feedback from stakeholders, during the planning process in 2022, the R4V Platform decided to separate the RMRP into two documents: (i) the Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA), which highlights the needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, while (ii) the RMRP will highlight the response strategy. The RMNA includes multistakeholder and sectoral analyses by Platforms and Sectors at all levels of the response (regional, national, and sub-regional). These include, at minimum, a JNA Workshop and a secondary data review with R4V partners and host country governments, as well as primary data collection exercises, focus group discussions and/or key informant interviews, based on the information needs and dynamics of each Platform.
Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela in the Latin America and the Caribbean as of Sept 2022
Analysis of data available on movements of Venezuelan refugees and migrants throughout the region from April to June of 2022, covering the 17 countries of the RMRP in Latin America and the Caribbean. Graphs, charts and maps show break-down of entries and exits and regular and irregular movements, including data from host governments as well as from border monitoring activities of R4V partners.
Entre el 21 y el 25 de junio de 2022, DRC en colaboración con Encuentros Servicio Jesuita Migrantes Perú, realizó una evaluación de necesidades y protección en el marco de la preparación de reducción del riesgo de desastre con migrantes y refugiados venezolanos que se encuentran en tránsito en Desaguadero, que se sitúa en las fronteras entre Bolivia y Perú. Durante la visita de campo en Desaguadero, la pequeña ciudad que comparten Bolivia y Perú, se observó la gran falta de control físico en los pasos fronterizos por parte de las fuerzas del orden. Los dos países también comparten una frontera natural que son las brechas del gran lago Titicaca, también usado para cruzar entre Perú y Bolivia de manera informal. Desaguadero y Puno–la capital del departamento-son consideradas ciudades de tránsito donde las personas migrantes y refugiadas pasan en promedio 48 horas, antes de continuar su viaje hacia otras ciudades peruanas como Tacna, Lima o Tumbes, ciudad fronteriza entre Perú y Ecuador. En su mayoría, las personas migrantes y refugiadas viajan sin ningún tipo de documentación, lo que supone un gran riesgo de detención temporal por las autoridades fronterizas y custodia temporal sin acceso a los servicios de asistencia jurídica. Conscientes de la naturaleza del lugar aunado a la falta de control, se reportó ampliamente el riesgo de trata de personas que afecta principalmente a las mujeres migrantes y refugiadas que cruzan las fronteras. Otros riesgos de protección relatados fueron la discriminación y exclusión por parte de las comunidades locales particularmente en Desaguadero, la violencia intrafamiliar que se desencadena por la extrema precariedad económica, la inclusión de niños en prácticas de mendicidad, explotación laboral y desnutrición. La ausencia de actores y servicios esenciales también se observó en la ciudad de Desaguadero. Un puñado de actores realiza visitas en esta zona mensualmente, principalmente con el propósito de identificar a las personas en tránsito y distribuir ropa y materiales de invierno que se necesitan para el resto de su viaje. Las principales intervenciones están organizadas por asociaciones religiosas ubicadas en el área y se refieren a la distribución de alimentos y kits de hibernación y la cobertura financiera del transporte.
This brief guidance documents outlines the approach to nutrition needs analysis in the context of refugee and migrant crisis. It has been developed by the R4V Regional Nutrition Sector with the support of the Global Nutrition Cluster and the Information Management team from the R4V Regional Platform. For the more detailed methodology of Nutrition Humanitarian Needs Analysis developed by the Global Nutrition Cluster, please refer to the following link: Nutrition Humanitarian Needs Analysis Guidance - ENG/FR/ES | Global Nutrition Cluster. (in general terms, Scenario 3 is the most suitable one for the context of migrations flows from Venezuela).
Toolkit for the Application of the LAC Rental Market Assessment Field Manual. Here the link
The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and REACH with the support of CashCap/NORCAP and the collaboration of the R4V Shelter Sector, established an ad hoc, time-limited working group to support more and better collaborative assessments of rental housing markets in Latin American countries during 2021/22. This handbook is the result of this collective work. The field handbook for collaborative rental housing market assessments aims to support field teams to conduct rental housing market assessments to inform the design of rental programmes in humanitarian contexts in Latin America and the Caribbean. In this manual you will find guidance on building the conceptual and analytical framework, methodology and tools for data collection and analysis to carry out the assessment. Toolbox to be consulted in the following link. AUTHOR: Task force with the support of CashCap/NORCAP and the Shelter Sector – R4V Versioón: August 2022
This document complements the LAC Rental Housing Market Assessment Field Manual. The Guide for Adequate Housing is an update and complement to the work previously done on the subject by UN-Habitat and OHCHR, in this case adapted to the context of the Response to the Situation in Venezuela and in particular the novelty of the indicators to measure the levels of housing adequacy, that includes a tool for its direct field implementation.. The document has been developed by the regional co-leaders of the Shelter Sector with the support and collaboration of the Protection Sector, Cashcap/IFRC and REACH. The current version is dated August 2022.