Brazil had joined the UN pact last year, but the new Brazilian president said “not anybody can come into our home.”
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President Michel Temer authorized donations to the UNHCR and the IOM, both of which are international organizations devoted to assisting vulnerable people under refugee status.
The ‘Oslo at 25: the Elusive Peace’ forum will take place on October 22-23 at the campus in São Paulo. The event is free of charge and registrations are open.
Syrian-Lebanese sisters Maha and Souad Mamo were the first stateless persons to be recognized as citizens in Brazil, in June of this year.
The International Migration Organization said the exodus from Venezuela can quickly escalate into a situation akin to the one underway in the Mediterranean.
The football championship will take place during the next two weekends in the city, with 16 national teams comprising 320 refugee and migrant players.
Organized by the UN Refugee Agency, the exhibit comes for the first time to Brazil with 52 pictures of children, men and women from several countries and regions of the world.
UN reported this Tuesday (19) that 68.5 million people have been displaced from their home until the end of 2017.
The initiative, organized by the São Paulo-based soccer team and UNHCR, aims to raise public awareness about the humanitarian crisis in the Arab country. In all, 44 children will take the field with the team’s players before the game against Ceará.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a global campaign this Friday (6). Up until October 1, activities around the globe will spread awareness about the issue of asylum.
