02 June 2020

Regional Focus: Americas

Webinar:

Beyond the Border: U.S.-Mexican Migration Accord has Ushered in Sweeping Change in Mexico in Its First Year, 8 June 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

Central America’s Displacement Crisis Aggravated by COVID-19 (UNHCR, May 2020) [text]

Feeding Refugees on the U.S.-Mexico Border was Always a Challenge. Now There’s Covid-19 (Food & Environment Reporting Network, May 2020) [text]

Immigrants are Worrying about Social Ties and Finances during Coronavirus (The Conversation, May 2020) [text]

UNHCR and IOM Welcome Donor Pledges for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants: UNHCR-IOM Joint Press Release (May 2020) [text]

Venezuelan Migrants Forced to Return Home Amid the Pandemic Due to Their Vulnerability in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Center for Migration Studies, May 2020) [text]

"Will Canada Be as Open to Immigrants after COVID-19?," Policy Options, 4 May 2020 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Batallando con Fronteras: Estrategias Migratorias en Tránsito de Participantes en Caravanas de Migrantes," Estudios Fronterizos, vol. 21 (2020) [open access]

Central America and COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Impact on Gang Violence (ACLED, May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Displacement in Paradise: Hurricane Dorian Slams the Bahamas (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, May 2020) [text]

Nota Orientativa: Mitigación de Riesgos de Desalojo de Población Refugiada y Migrante de Venezuela (Protection Cluster & R4V, May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Searching for Home: How COVID-19 Threatens Progress for Venezuelan Integration in Colombia (Refugees International, May 2020) [text]

Sistematización de Estudios sobre la Caracterización de la Migración Venezolana en Ecuador (Quito y Guayaquil) (International Labor Organization, May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Situación de los Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Chile (Organization of American States, May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants: Assistance Needed and Received during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Mixed Migration Centre, May 2020) [text]

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