Urban violence, restricted access to formal markets, the lack of safe spaces and quality skills training programs, and disrupted education challenge the economic resiliency of Colombian refugee and asylee female and male youth in Panama’s urban centers. UNHCR estimates that there are 17,000 refugees in Panama. While nongovernmental organizations estimate 75,000 Colombians are in Panama who need international protection,1 only 2,500 persons of concern are registered with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Panama is a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol; however, a cumbersome asylum process approves only two percent of asylum applications.