Latest updates on country situation
current crises
in
Panama
These crises have been identified through the INFORM Severity Index, a tool for measuring and comparing the severity of humanitarian crises globally.
PAN002 - Venezuelan refugees
Last updated 19/11/2024
Drivers
Displacement
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
1.8 Low
Access constraints
1.0
REG002 - Venezuela Regional Crisis
Last updated 18/06/2024
Drivers
Crisis level
Regional
Severity level
3.7 High
Access constraints
3.0
Analysis products
on
Panama
19 April 2023
Panama: Increase in migrant traffic through the Darien Gap
DOCUMENT / PDF / 930 KB
Between January and 13 April 2023, an estimated 100,000 people crossed the Darien Gap. This figure represents about six times the number of people who crossed during the same time period in 2022. If this trend continues, UNHCR and IOM estimate that by the end of the year, around 400,000 people would have passed through this region.
02 November 2022
Panama-Colombia border: migration crisis
DOCUMENT / PDF / 293 KB
Between January–September 2022, more than 150,000 people crossed into Panama from Colombia through the Darién Gap. Although migrants have historically used the Darién route to reach Central America, the flow of migrants through this route considerably increased between 2021–2022.