
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.
3 Jun 2021

Fears for Venezuelans missing in Caribbean shipwreck
26 Apr 2019

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.
20 Mar 2019

UNHCR regret at deportations of Venezuelans from Trinidad and Tobago
23 Apr 2018

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.
23 May 2006

Trinidad and Tobago: signs refugee convention & protocol
10 Nov 2000