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Washington, D.C. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its concern at reports that a large number of Nicaraguans have been forced to travel to other countries in the region as a result of their political views and serious human rights violations that have taken place since the start of the April 2018 protests, as well as the activation of persecution and criminalization practices by the Nicaraguan state and other non-state actors, such as vigilante groups.

Venezuela Regional Crisis - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018

8 August 2018, Rome – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has urged countries to unite behind a campaign to promote indigenous women’s rights and encourage their participation in policy discussions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger.

Hurricane John 

Eastern North Pacific and Mexico and Baja California Peninsula (Alert)
On 7 August 2018, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NOAA) reported Hurricane John is located 320 miles south west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico and 345 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, with strong wind gusts; it is expected to become a major hurricane tonight or early tomorrow. The report is available in English at: National Hurricane Center.

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Severe Weather
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Un proyecto conjunto permitirá a los países de la región aumentar la resiliencia del Corredor Seco de Centroamérica y las zonas áridas de la República de República Dominicana, afectadas por el cambio climático. La adaptación consiste en aprovechar la biodiversidad y los servicios ecosistémicos para reducir la vulnerabilidad de las comunidades y aumentar su capacidad de ajustarse a los eventos climáticos extremos.

Over 117,300 asylum claims filed in the first six months of 2018, surpassing the 2017 year-end figure. Peru has become the first country of asylum for Venezuelans.

Context

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users to compare current trends with both five-year average prices, indicative of seasonal trends, and prices in the previous year.

La Red de sistemas de alerta temprana contra la hambruna (FEWS NET, por sus siglas en inglés) monitorea las tendencias de los precios de los alimentos básicos en los países que son vulnerables a la inseguridad alimentaria.

ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, hace un llamado a la solidaridad y el apoyo internacional para Costa Rica y otros países que acogen a personas refugiadas y solicitantes de asilo nicaragüenses, mientras miles huyen de las crecientes tensiones políticas, violencia y serias violaciones de derechos humanos en el país.

$36.2 million UNHCR's financial requirements 2018

22% funded

Funded 8.1 million

Funding gap 28.2 million

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for international solidarity and support for Costa Rica and other countries hosting Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, as thousands of Nicaraguans flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in their country.

Tradicionalmente, la dinámica migratoria en las Américas se encuentra marcada por patrones intra y extra-regionales. En años recientes, en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela se evidencian cambios en sus procesos migratorios.
Así, en el último tiempo, se intensifican los flujos hacia los tradicionales destinos así como también nuevos destinos en la región y el mundo.

EVOLUCIÓN DE LA POBLACIÓN VENEZOLANA EN EL EXTERIOR

Tradicionalmente, la dinámica migratoria en las Américas se encuentra marcada por patrones intra y extra-regionales.

En años recientes, en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela se evidencian cambios en sus procesos migratorios. Así, en el último tiempo, se intensifican los flujos hacia los tradicionales destinos así como también nuevos destinos en la región y el mundo.

Traditionally, migration dynamics in the Americas have been marked by intra- and extra-regional patterns. In recent years, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has seen changes in its migratory processes. Thus, both flows towards traditional destinations as well as flows towards new destinations in the region and the world have intensified. This report includes information on migratory trends in the region and in different countries, among others in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Guyana, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States of America.

Venezuela Regional Crisis - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018