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Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 31, 2021 As the second large migrant caravan of the year departing from Honduras was halted before reaching the border with Guatemala, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns this is a symptom of deeper issues that must be addressed in the region.
Worsening living conditions across northern Central America are contributing to an increase in migration flows. Historically, gang and gender-based violence, poverty, insecurity and climate change have been the cause for more than 712,000 people to be internally and externally displaced in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador every year. These factors did not change during COVID-19, in fact many worsened.
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San Salvador, El Salvador, March 16, 2021 Worsening living conditions across Northern Central America are contributing to an increase in migration flows from the region, warns the International Rescue Committee.
An analysis of data from November 2020 to end of January 2021 via the IRC’s CuéntaNos a migration information platform part of the Global Signpost project for users in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala highlights an increase in demand for information on:
Identification and migration The number of people looking for information related to identification documents (like passports, driver’s licenses or birth certificates) and immigration requirements jumped dramatically. Visits went from 32 in October, to 174 in November (an increase of almost 500%) and grew exponentially the following month, with a 1,500% increase, surpassing 2,800 by the end of December. During January 2021, when the first migrant caravan of the year started its
IRC: U.S. and Mexico governments meeting promises progress in response to regional migration crisis
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Addressing the migration crisis in Latin America requires international cooperation. This meeting could represent an opportunity to advance efforts and funding towards humanitarian response in the region.
Mexico City, Mexico, February 26, 2021 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) recognizes the virtual meeting of Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard, and Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier, as an important and promising step towards the restoration of asylum systems and response to the migration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The International Rescue Committee welcomes the news today about the Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants. This initiative, presented by the Colombian government today, will be key to protecting the rights of Venezuelans that arrived before January 31, providing the opportunity of gaining a resident visa during the next ten years as well as granting authorization