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Training helps Venezuela's journalists push back frontiers on refugee issues
13 Nov 2003 More than 70 journalists working on the Venezuela-Colombia border have just completed a six-month training programme to promote understanding and accurate coverage of refugee and asylum issues. They have also created a network to share information and organise future training. -
UNHCR concerned about hundreds displaced near Venezuela-Colombia border
1 Apr 2003 Recent clashes between Colombia's irregular armed groups in the border zone have driven hundreds of people out of their homes in the Rio de Oro area of north-western Venezuela. UNHCR is working to send an assessment team there as soon as possible. -
Venezuela appeals for UNHCR's aid in case of mass influx of Colombian refugees
14 Mar 2002 Venezuela appeals to UNHCR for help in preparing for a possible mass influx of Colombian refugees following the breakdown of peace talks between the Colombian government and the country's main rebel group.