Over 1.6 million ES Venezuelans displaced in the region since 2015 OBAGO


FRENCH GUYANA (FRANCE)


AME


3,000% increase in asylum claims since 2014 More than 324,000 asylum seekers from 2014 – 2018


100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0


2014 BRAZIL Colombia and UNHCR partner to


register 442,000 Venezuelans In April 2017, with support from UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration, the Colombian government’s mass registration of Venezuelans in the country resulted in the registration of 442,462 individuals (253,575 families). In August, the government granted them the Special Stay Permit that allows full access to rights for two years’ status. This means people will have access to health care, schooling and employment, all critical to living and working in their adopted country.


For more information, please visit unhcr.ca/venezuela GUAY UNHCR.ca UNHCRCanada UNHCRCanada | 17 2015 2016 2017


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