1/10/2020 · A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian assistance and have their basic rights restored, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday.
7/5/2019 · UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes El Salvador’s decision to join a regional initiative that aims to better address forced displacement in and from Central America, and to help those affected by it. By joining the initiative, known in the region by its Spanish acronym MIRPS, the new Government of El Salvador is taking an important step in …
El Salvador registered the forced displacement of at least 18 families due to violence during the mandatory home quarantine period imposed by the Government for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the humanitarian organization Cristosal released this Tuesday.
1/13/2020 · A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian assistance and have their basic rights restored, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday. The legislation, which was passed by a resounding majority in El Salvador ’s National Assembly on Thursday, also protects, aids and offers.
Self-containment or forced immobility is a displacement pattern particular to El Salvador and other countries with high levels of gang violence. Those with limited resources or no place to flee to are sometimes forced to confine themselves in their homes, relying on friends and family to help them meet their basic needs.
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) invites you to a conversation on: Forced Displacement in El Salvador: Causes, Trends, and Responses With Noah Bullock Executive Director, Cristosal and Adriana Beltrán Senior Associate for Citizen Security, WOLA Moderated by Kristel Muciño Director of Communications, WOLA Monday, September 26, 2016 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. WOLA […], 1/30/2017 · According to the report by the Civil Society Roundtable Against Forced Displacement by Violence and Organized Crime in El Salvador (Observatorio de la Mesa de Sociedad Civil contra el Desplazamiento Forzado por Violencia y Crimen Organizado en El Salvador) — which is comprised of ten non-governmental organizations — the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) was responsible for about a.
The horrific violence gripping El Salvador has contributed to a humanitarian crisis that has forced hundreds of thousands of citizens to flee their homes. But the Salvadoran government has not fully recognized the problem of internal displacement and has failed to provide solutions. In 2015, 324,000 people were displaced by crime and violence …
5/20/2020 · The Global Report on Internal Displacement 2016 said that in 2015 there were 289,000 victims of forced displacement in El Salvador . The total for El Salvador , Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico combined – among the most violent areas in the world – amounts to one million.
