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Q&A: A UNHCR expert looks at what forces Central American children to flee
12 Nov 2014 The wave of forced displacement is being caused mostly by disturbing levels of criminal violence, comparable to violence in the region in the 1980s and early 1990s. -
Mexico withdraws reservations to Refugee and Statelessness Conventions
11 Feb 2014 -
1 Family Forced to Flee: Driven out of Honduras by gang persecution
14 Jun 2011 Growing numbers of people in Central America seek asylum in Mexico, Canada and the United States to escape gang violence, persecution and extortion. -
UNHCR welcomes new refugee law in Mexico
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UNHCR hails Mexico as new refugee law comes into force
28 Jan 2011 The UN refugee agency on Friday hailed Mexico after the country's President Felipe Calderón signed new legislation on refugees and asylum-seekers into law. -
UN High Commissioner Guterres welcomes breakthrough Mexico legislation on international protection
10 Dec 2010 -
UNHCR welcomes breakthrough Mexico legislation on protection
10 Dec 2010 UNHCR chief António Guterres welcomes the Mexican Senate's approval of a landmark law on refugees, saying it would have a significant impact. -
Africans and Asians attracted to Latin America as a migration route
10 Nov 2010 A meeting in Brazil will discuss mixed migratory movements in the Americas, including the growing numbers of Asian and African refugees in these flows. -
UNHCR concerned about children in mixed migration flows through Mexico
12 Nov 2009 Dozens of child protection officers in Mexico work to ensure the rights of unaccompanied minors caught in the south-north mixed migration flows.