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Assistance provided by UNHCR
USD 817,249 Total awarded through cash assistance:
2,840 Total individuals benefited with cash assistance
55,552** Number of people active in the UNHCR registration system
8,583 Total people who received information about UNHCR programs
7,128 Total people who received assistance from UNHCR
UNHCR celebrated World Refugee Day in San José and Upala
After two years without massive events, UNHCR celebrated in a big way this year with an activity on June 19, in the Plaza de la Democracia, in San José, and another one on June 24, in the Mercadito Upaleño, in the North Zone.
On both dates, an entrepreneur’s fair of asylum seekers and refugees was combined with live music, entertainment for children, and folklore activities from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba.
In San José and Upala, UNHCR distributed information to asylum seekers an opportunity for them to share their stories and struggles. Pre-registrations for UNHCR´s assistance programs were also carried out.
Among the artists who joined this celebration were the Costa Rican musician, Pedro Capmany, the Venezuelan group Clavija, the national artist Max Barberena, the Cuban guitarist, Karel Hernández, and the orchestra Madera Nueva that entertained the public with music from Latin America.