Indigenous protests in Colombia’s capital turned violent on Wednesday amid allegations that 21 refugees have died in Bogota over the past year. According to the Bogota Police Department, 14 policemen,…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque asked for international help on Thursday to deal with a refugee crisis that collapsed the northwestern border with Panama. Thousands of refugees have been stuck at…
Juanes, one of Colombia’s biggest musical icons, has released a video with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to raise awareness on the plight of refugees.
“Colombia is one of the few sources of hope for refugees,” said the UN High Commission on Refugees on Friday, according to news-wire EFE. High Commissioner Antonio Guterres speaking at…
Ecuador’s minister of security, Homero Arellano, said Monday that his country is taking steps to strengthen security at its shared border with Colombia in order to reduce smuggling and the presence…
In recognition of World Refugee Day, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that “Colombia is Latin America’s largest producer of refugees,” with 396,000 Colombians forced out of their…
25 Colombian youth have enrolled in Ecuadorean schools following threats against teachers by illegal armed groups in southwestern Colombia. Students from the Cumbal municipality in the border department of Nariño have…
Colombian refugees in Ecuador face discrimination and an uncertain future, according to accounts newly-published in America’s Quarterly. But despite their hardships, the majority prefer to remain in the country rather…
Colombia will give $700,000 to humanitarian organizations for Colombian refugees in Ecuador, the foreign minister announced Thursday after a meeting with her Ecuadorean counterpart. “Colombia will make a transfer of…