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Tourist take pictures as the cruise goes around the Statue of Liberty on January 21, 2018 in New York City.

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On 24 April 2019 in Cucuta in Colombia, children play near boxes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies at the Samaritan's Purse resting point for walkers who will continue their journey from Venezuela by foot.

In February 2019, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are hosting approximately 2.7 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees of the 3.377.252 million Venezuelans migrating worldwide. Based on inter-agency projections, UNICEF estimates that in 2019, over 1.1 million children will need assistance in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago. Those in need include Venezuelan migrants and refugees, host communities and non-Venezuelans returnees. During the first two months of 2019, the political and social situation in Colombia underwent significant changes, culminating in closure of the six formal crossing points along the 1,400 km border between the two countries and the militarization of certain informal crossing points and river routes. This blanket closure was subsequently loosened to permit the crossing of urgent medical cases and school children at international bridges. Several thousand school children living in Venezuela have been crossing daily for several years to take classes in Colombian schools in Cucuta. The number of migrants using non-formal crossing sites such as rural paths or trochas and rivers to access certain Colombia sites increased significantly over the reporting period. UNICEF continues to operate its humanitarian activities in the prioritized sites of three main border departments (Arauca, Norte de Santander and La Guajira) as well as in six other departments across the country. Technical support continues to key governmental institutions such as the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF), the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) to support capacity building and strengthen the rights of children and adolescents within the overall response. UNICEF has identified seven st

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Venezuelan boys enjoy the free lunch that is given out daily at the "Divina Providencia" migrant shelter in La Parada, near Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech in Caracas on February 8, 2018. -