Archive for August 10th, 2023

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10/08/2023

UN Refugee Agency Concerned about Situation of Migrants and Refugees at Mexico-US Border

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, voiced concern on Tuesday [] over the situation in Mexico, where refugees and migrants aspiring to get to the United States find themselves in cramped shelters, exposed to multiple risks.

The PedWest pedestrian border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.
© Unsplash/Barbara Zandoval | The PedWest pedestrian border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

At a press conference in Geneva, agency spokesman William Spindler pointed out that “the capacity to receive and provide assistance to refugees and migrants has been exceeded for months” in that border area.

“The humanitarian situation on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border continues to be serious,” he stressed, explaining that families with young children arrive there distraught and disoriented.

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10/08/2023

Record Numbers of Migrants Are Crossing the Darién Jungle in Latin America in a Desperate, Perilous Journey, Including from as Far Off as Nepal, Afghanistan

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Record numbers of migrants are crossing the Darién jungle in Latin America in a desperate and perilous journey, including from as far off as Nepal and Afghanistan, UN agencies said on , highlighting the urgency of finding safe and regular pathways.

Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darién Gap in Panama.
© IOM/Gema Cortés | Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darién Gap in Panama.
Crossing the Darién jungle – on the border between Colombia and Panama – and its infamous and so-called Darién Gap, is an arduous undertaking, involving hikes over steep mountains, enduring torrential rain and fording swift rivers. Those on the move are also at risk of robbery and rape.

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