Migrants pursue 'Paths of Desperate Hope' for better life across Americas' Darién Gap

Venezuelan migrant Luis Miguel Arias (28) with his daughter Melissa (4) taking a break while climbing a hill at the Darien Gap, between Colombia and Panama. He crossed the Gap with his wife, their two children, and a friend. © Federico Rios Escobar

Perpignan – Colombian photographer Federico Rios Escobar won the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or Award for his photo report on migrants trying to cross the Darién gap between Colombia and Panama in Latin America.

"The award for me is another way to amplify the message in our report. We worked really hard with my partner, Julie Turkewitz, to document this situation," Federico Rios Escobar told RFI.