Fears over a mass exodus are growing as Venezuela spirals further into political and economic chaos. Venezuelans-in-exile in the Canary Islands are calling on Spain to immediately speed up the process of obtaining residence and work permits for immigrants from Venezuela without the need to request asylum.
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR has appealed to the international community to promote quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. It said a growing number of people are asking for help with anxiety and depression.
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published its latest analysis of the most recent asylum trends in Europe. In addition to COVID-19 related issues, EASO also highlighted a surge of asylum seekers coming to the EU from Belarus.
ReliefWeb's 'crises' app is a handy tool that users can download onto their smartphones. The app offers data on conflict zones and overviews of humanitarian disasters.