Key Figures

People in need
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PiN Blanco
5.43 M
06 Dec 2024
Target Population
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314.8K
06 Dec 2024
Financial Requirements
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Requerimientos financieros
$124.54 M
06 Dec 2024
Appealing partners
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partners
51
06 Dec 2024

What is the Shelter Sector?

Voices of refugees and migrants from Venezuela

The Shelter Sector's response

The Shelter Sector's response for refugees and migrants from Venezuela in host countries

Access to Adequate Housing

Access to Adequate Housing for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela

Priority Needs

Access to shelter is a top priority for refugees and migrants in-destination and in-transit. Social and physical barriers have led to a dramatic increase in people in situations of homelessness, facing evictions, living in overcrowded or inadequate housing, and having to move to peripheral areas or informal settlements.

Additionally, numerous migrants and refugees are experiencing double or triple affectation due to escalating insecurity, violence and the consequences of climate change in their host countries. Approximately 73 per cent of refugees and migrants in destination live in rented accommodation, reaching around 90 per cent in Argentina, Ecuador and Panama. They encounter major obstacles such as high rental costs, financial constraints, difficulties accessing housing subsidies and strict rental requirements, such as having a regular status, proof of income or securing a guarantor. These challenges often lead to precarious living conditions. In 2024, around 20 per cent of households reported being at risk of eviction or having been evicted (see infographic). These conditions expose refugees and migrants to a situation of pronounced vulnerability, aggravated by informal rental agreements, discrimination, xenophobia, and lack of information about the rental market. This intersects with other vulnerabilities which can aggravate their situation. In Brazil, indigenous migrants and refugees are five times more likely to face eviction compared to the total surveyed refugee and migrant population. Over a quarter of households surveyed were living in overcrowded conditions, contrasting with a lower percentage of the national populations. For example, in Chile, 32 per cent of Venezuelan migrants and refugees were in this situation against approximately three per cent of the national population. These circumstances not only compromise the refugees and migrants’ wellbeing, making them feel unsafe where they live, but also expose them to risks of GBV, sexual exploitation and abuse.

Access to safe and adequate temporary housing is an important challenge for refugees and migrants engaging in onward and transit movements. Many of those surveyed in-transit reported having resorted to sleeping on the streets or in public spaces, exposing them to GBV, robbery, and health risks, particularly LGBTQI+ people and those with disabilities. Temporary collective accommodations cannot always meet the demand, such as in Chile where closure of collective shelters has led to a critical shortage of emergency accommodation. Limited numbers, capacities or inadequate infrastructure also complicate availability and overall safety. The situation of collective emergency shelters is exacerbated by the accommodation needs of those engaging in onward and transit movements, including from other nationalities.

Living conditions are also impacted by the lack of access to essential household items for refugees and migrants, such as cooking and sleeping items. This impacts their performance of their daily tasks both in-transit and in-destination. On average, 49 per cent of migrants and refugees in the region reported not having access to these items, reaching 90 per cent in the case of Ecuador.

Response Strategy

The Shelter Sector, reflective of the second greatest need among refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, it will prioritize four key areas of intervention to assist migrants and refugees while they are in-transit and upon reaching their destination, as well as affected host community members, with:  

  1. Access to individual housing solutions, such as short and long-term rental assistance and accommodation in guesthouses, hotels and hostels and rental assistance. 

  2. Improve temporary collective shelters: Partners will focus on improving the infrastructure and supporting the management of collective shelters.

  3. Improvement of community infrastructure, such as refurbishment of public spaces, for example, stairs, parks, public canteens and public squares. Area-based interventions, which focus on specific settlements and adopt community-focused approaches. 

  4. Increase access to essential household items: The response will include the distribution of essential household items, such as cooking and sleeping items, to support refugees’ and migrants' dailytasks both in-destination and during transit.  

     

The shelter response emphasizes providing technical guidance to national authorities, public institutions, and civil society organizations on creating emergency shelter strategies and enhancing minimum standards in infrastructure and management of collective shelters. This response also focuses on collaborating with local authorities to include refugees and migrants in public policies. 

Documents

Reporte/Informe
Sitrep ene-feb (2025)
Sitrep Enero-Febrero (2025)

Este informe situacional ofrece una visión integral de las actividades llevadas a cabo mensualmente por los socios de R4V en Chile. Destaca las principales iniciativas, intervenciones y resultados orientados a satisfacer las necesidades de refugiados y migrantes, con un enfoque en sectores como seguridad alimentaria, integración, protección, salud, alojamiento, entre otros. El informe también refleja los esfuerzos de colaboración entre los socios para garantizar una respuesta coordinada, así como los desafíos y logros encontrados durante la implementación de estas actividades.

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8
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15 April 2025
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Informes de situación SitRep Informe de situación Plataforma Chile
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Nota de colaboración Sector de Alojamiento y REDLAC Shelter

El Sector de Alojamiento Regional de la Plataforma de Coordinación Inter-agencial para Refugiados y Migrantes de Venezuela (R4V) y el Punto focal para la Coordinación de Alojamiento en las Américas en la estructura de REDLAC redactan la presente nota con el propósito de formalizar nuestra intención de colaborar y compartir esfuerzos en el ámbito de la coordinación regional del Sector/Clúster de Alojamiento. Ambas partes reconocemos la importancia de unir fuerzas para maximizar el impacto de nuestras iniciativas.

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2
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14 April 2025
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Data and statistics
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Joint Needs Assessment - Panama

This is the first joint needs assessment with in-destination Venezuelans in Panama to identify the needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants. This exercise supports the planning process for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan RMRP 2025-2026 and channels resources for the response to refugees and migrants of Venezuela. Some of these results are incorporated in the regional Refugee and Migrants Needs Analysis, launched on the 5th of September 2024. The data collection was jointly conducted with Activados Panamá.

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19
Publicado:
02 April 2025
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Assessment
Report
Sitrep Diciembre (imagen)
Sitrep December

This situational report provides a comprehensive overview of the activities carried out by R4V partners in Chile monthly. It highlights key initiatives, interventions, and outcomes aimed at addressing the needs of refugees and migrants, with a focus on sectors such as food security, integration, protection, health, shelter, among others. The report also reflects collaboration efforts among partners to ensure a coordinated response, as well as any challenges and achievements encountered during the implementation of these activities.

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13
Publicado:
26 March 2025
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Situation update informes de situación SitRep Reporte de Situación chile
Dashboard/Infografia, Reporte/Informe
GIFMM Colombia: Evaluación Conjunta de Necesidades para Población Pendular
GIFMM Colombia: Evaluación Conjunta de Necesidades para Población Pendular 2024

Ante la necesidad de contar con información sobre las necesidades de la población pendular, el Grupo Interagencial sobre Flujos Migratorios Mixtos (GIFMM), capturó información de los perfiles en movimiento para contribuir a la planificación estratégica mediante el Plan de Respuesta a Refugiados y Migrantes - RMRP 2025-2026.El análisis que se recoge en este documento corresponde a la interpretación de los datos por parte de organizaciones miembros del GIFMM, así como de la experiencia y contribución de cada uno de los expertos de los sectores evaluados. Los gráficos presentados en el presente documento son de elaboración propia, con base en esta recolección de información.

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26
Publicado:
10 March 2025
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Evaluación
Response Plan
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RMRP 2025/2026 - Plano Regional e Capítulo Brasil

O capítulo brasileiro do Plano de Resposta para Refugiados e Migrantes (RMRP, da sigla em inglês) é parte de uma estratégia regional estimada em US$ 1,40 bilhão para 2025 e US$ 1,29 bilhão para 2026, que será colocada em prática por meio de atividades desenhadas para apoiar as necessidades crescentes de refugiados e migrantes da Venezuela e suas comunidades de acolhida em 17 países na América Latina e no Caribe.

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134
Publicado:
20 February 2025
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RMRP
Dashboard/Infografia, Datos y Estadísticas
JNAsanta
GIFMM Colombia: Resultados Evaluación Conjunta de Necesidades para población con Vocación de Permanencia - Santander 2024

Esta infografía presenta los resultados para el departamento de Santander de la Evaluación Conjunta de Necesidades (JNA, por sus siglas en inglés) enfocada en la población con Vocación de Permanencia. Este esfuerzo, liderado de manera coordinada por el GIFMM en Colombia, busca identificar las condiciones, desafíos y necesidades específicas de las personas que se han establecido de manera más permanente en el país. A través de una encuesta multisectorial aplicada en puntos estratégicos, se recopilan datos sobre salud, educación, medios de vida, protección y acceso a servicios básicos. Los resultados permiten identificar brechas en la atención humanitaria y diseñar respuestas más efectivas y sostenibles, adaptadas a las características de esta población.

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66
Publicado:
19 February 2025
Tags:
Evaluación Datos y estadísticas #EvaluaciónConjuntadeNecesidades #JNA Evaluación de necesidades
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HIGHLIGHTS

Guidance
Key Considerations: How to Achieve Sustainable and Durable Rental Assistance
05 Apr 2022

This document aims to provide key considerations to ensure that Rental Assistance programmes are sustained over time, through the inclusion of exit…

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Guidance
R4V Interagency Coordination Platform: Collective Shelter Management Toolkit
21 Jul 2021

Toolkit and manual on collective shelter management, includes SOPs and guidance on all phases of management (opening, day-to-day, closure and durable…

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Guidance
GUIDE FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING IN RESPONSE TO REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS FROM VENEZUELA IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
05 Sep 2022

This document complements the LAC Rental Housing Market Assessment Field Manual. The Guide for Adequate Housing is an update and complement to the…

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Guidance
FIELD HANDBOOK FOR RENTAL HOUSING MARKET ASSESSMENT. Latin America and the Caribbean.
05 Sep 2022

The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the…

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Sector Contacts

Rafael Mattar Neri

UNHCR

mattarr@unhcr.org

 

Celia Izquierdo

IOM

cizquierdo@iom.int