Latin America & the Caribbean - Monthly Humanitarian Snapshot - As of 5 December 2018
OVERVIEW
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Migrant groups travelling through Mexico to the United States include many vulnerable people
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Ongoing armed confrontations in eastern Colombia displace more than 700 people
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Volcán de Fuego volcano erupts again, affecting thousands still reeling from June 3 eruptions
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El Niño forecast for late 2018-2019 warns of dry conditions in six Latin American countries
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Number of asylum claims from Nicaraguans steadily decline from previous months
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Seasonal flooding of the Paraguay river affects thousands in riverside communities in Asunción
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Per IOM and UNHCR, the number of Venezuelans abroad has now reached 3 million