By the end of the year, more than one million people had been displaced in and from countries in Central America and Mexico. Social conflict, gender-based violence, climate change and the impact of COVID-19 are emerging factors that have exacerbated underlying...
At the end of the first quarter, the challenges faced by MIRPS countries worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to PAHO/WHO, out of the ten countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, five were in the Americas in June. In this context, asylum...
While 2019 has come with its own increasingly complex challenges, it has been a year of progress. The MIRPS expanded to include El Salvador as one of the member States. Similarly, in ensuring its momentum, a rotational President Pro Tempore Presidency was established....
The situation of human mobility in the Americas is complex and responds to dynamics of diverse nature. Beyond regular migration processes that allow for a constant economic and cultural exchange, in the past year, asylum claims have increased across the entire region,...
Read the article here 02 September 2021. SAN SALVADOR – Central America and Mexico are facing unprecedented pressure as the number of people seeking international protection rises at a time when access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling...
