Venezuelan boxer sees Olympic hopes rekindled

The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – something that just months ago looked all but impossible.

Fears for Venezuelans missing in Caribbean shipwreck

Venezuelan youth build self-confidence to reach the sky in Trinidad and Tobago

A short documentary follows the life of a Venezuelan refugee family as they get back on their – sky-high – feet learning how to stilt walk.

UNHCR regret at deportations of Venezuelans from Trinidad and Tobago

For a refugee from Saddam's Iraq, a new home requires a global odyssey

After fleeing Iraq six years ago, Mustafa Jaffar embarked on a journey that took him from Turkey to Venezuela and then to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago where he was recognised as a refugee. Now he is preparing for a more permanent move to New Zealand where he has been offered residency.

Trinidad and Tobago: signs refugee convention & protocol