Situation Aruba n December 2023, Aruba's Higher Appeal Court ruled on a case where a Venezuelan citizen was deported despite a pending asylum appeal and a request from the United Nations Human Rights...
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Situation Aruba n December 2023, Aruba's Higher Appeal Court ruled on a case where a Venezuelan citizen was deported despite a pending asylum appeal and a request from the United Nations Human Rights...
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Situation • Aruban media reported various boat entries of Venezuelans into the country, marking an increase in irregular boat arrivals from mid-2023. • On 8 September, the Curaçao Prosecutor's Office...
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Situation • In July, the Aruban Ministry of Transport announced an Interim Traffic Management policy to allow local companies to operate cargo flights from Venezuela via Curaçao since Aruba has...
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Situation, Needs, and Challenges- Sub-regional Overview Caribbean sub-regional countries continue to receive and host thousands of Venezuelans, as well as other refugee and migrant groups, (1)...
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Situation In Aruba, a new interim manager was appointed within the Department for the Integration, Management, and Admission of Foreign Nationals (DIMAS). Since his appointment, migrants no longer...
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Situation • The governments of Aruba and Curaçao signed treaties with Venezuela, and on 3 April, their maritime borders re-opened. On 1 May, borders were officially re-opened for small aircrafts to...
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CARIBE: TORMENTA TROPICAL FRANKLIN CIFRAS CLAVE +3K PERSONAS EVACUADAS TRAS EL PASO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL FRANKLIN POR LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA El 24 de agosto, la tormenta tropical Franklin pasó al...
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CARIBBEAN: TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN KEY FIGURES +3K PEOPLE EVACUATE FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC On 24 August, Tropical Storm Franklin passed north over the Dominican...
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Situation • The 2023 International Conference in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants took place in Brussels between 16-17 March. Among attendees were Caribbean representatives including...
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Situation A UN Country Team mission to Aruba involving representatives from 11 UN agencies conducted a needs assessment from 2-3 February and met with UN and R4V organizations. The mission identified...
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Situation The 2023-2024 RMRP launched at a region-wide event on 1 December as a two-year response plan to the humanitarian and integration needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela. The Caribbean...
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Situation • The first Refugee and Migrant Needs Analysis (RMNA), conducted by the Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (R4V), was launched on 12...
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Situation • In Aruba, the forced return of asylum-seekers continued , including one case of refoulement of a refugee recognized by UNHCR. • In Aruba and Curaçao, deportations continued via Panama,...
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Situation In June, Aruba R4V partners celebrated World Refugee Day at the Centro di Bario in Playa Pabao, coming together in similar fashion as they have for the past four years. Refugees and locals...
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Situation April saw an escalation of raids and detentions of Venezuelans by the Aruban authorities. According to one R4V partner, this created a fear among refugees and migrants of being out in...
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Situation In March, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and the Dominican Republic hosted national launches for the 2022 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan. The launches were virtually atended by the Joint...
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Situation • The results of an R4V Study on the protection situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Caribbean were published. In addition, on the COVID-19 front, restrictions were eased in...
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Situation Vaccination campaigns continued in Aruba with 800+ children receiving COVID-19 vaccines as part of a walk-in system at public clinics. The peak of COVID-19 cases reported at the end of 2021...
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Situation The 2022 Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) appeal was launched on 9 December via a virtual event with featured speakers including the Director General of IOM, Antonio...
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Situation • A High-Level Indigenous Forum organized by the R4V Regional Protection Sector took place virtually on 30 November and featured 16 displaced Venezuelan indigenous delegates from four...