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Guatemala volunteer helps families fleeing street gangs
12 Jan 2017 Bordertown mechanic gives spare room over to men, women and children fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. -
Childhood stolen by street gangs
8 Dec 2016 Sexual violence, beatings and forced recruitment by gangs drive thousands of Salvadoran, Honduran and Guatemalan youngsters to run for their lives. -
UNHCR distributes relief aid to Belize hurricane displaced
17 Aug 2016 The UN Refugee Agency and its partners are to provide relief and reconstruction assistance to the victims of Hurricane Earl, including asylum-seekers from the Northern Triangle. -
Central and North American states vow joint action on refugees
4 Aug 2016 Ahead of September summits focused on refugees, nine countries pledge to work together to strengthen protection for refugees fleeing Central America. -
Risking all to escape Central America's killer street gangs
6 Jul 2016 Persecuted by the maras, Salvadorans, Hondurans and Guatemalans turn to smugglers to escape Central America's worst refugee crisis since the 1980s. -
UNHCR calls for urgent action as Central America asylum claims soar
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As gang violence worsens, more Salvadorans flee
3 Feb 2016 Threatened by deadly street gangs or "maras," entire families from all walks of life are fleeing El Salvador to seek protection in neighbouring countries. -
Stabbed 58 times, transgender woman flees El Salvador
8 Dec 2015 Neila is among a growing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from Central America seeking asylum in Mexico. -
UNHCR warns of "looming refugee crisis" in the Americas
28 Oct 2015 A new report flags a growing crisis as thousands of women from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico are driven from their homes by unchecked gang violence