2010
Panama is both a transit and host country for refugees, displaced people, and migrants in Latin America. While migration policies have changed across the Americas, hundreds of thousands of displaced people still need humanitarian assistance as they move across the country, particularly in the border areas of Darien and Chiriquí.
Panama hosts more than 205,000 displaced people, including more than 6,000 refugees and 34,000 asylum seekers. More than half of displaced people in need of protection are from Venezuela, and thousands come from other Central American countries.
HIAS has supported refugees and displaced people in Panama since 2010. HIAS Panama provides displaced people with legal support and mental health care, as well as works to end violence against women and girls.
