US EditionU.N. Refugee Chief: 2 Million Syrians Have Returned Home
- U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi reported that around 2 million Syrians have returned home since December 2024, encompassing both refugees and internally displaced people.
- Grandi noted that about 1.4 to 1.5 million of those returnees were displaced within Syria, while around 600,000 returned from Lebanon, Jordan, and Türkiye.
- Grandi described the situation in Syria as 'fragile and hopeful' and stated that Sudan has now become the world's largest displacement crisis, surpassing Syria, with 14 million people displaced.
- He emphasized the urgent need for international support for essential services, reconstruction funding, and to make the returns sustainable.
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Displaced Syrians who have returned home face a fragile future, says UN refugees chief
DAMASCUS, Syria — U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Friday that more than two million Syrian refugees and internally displaced people have returned home since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad in December. Speaking during a visit to Damascus that coincided with World Refugee Day, Grandi described the situation in Syria as “fragile and hopeful” and warned that the returnees may not remain if Syria does not get more …
Displaced Syrians Who Have Returned Home Face a Fragile Future, Says UN Refugees Chief
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Friday that more than two million Syrian refugees and internally displaced people have returned home since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad in December. World News | Displaced Syrians Who Have Returned Home Face a Fragile Future, Says UN Refugees Chief.
Syrian refugees face tough decision on returning home
Over 14 million Syrian refugees fled their homeland during the country's civil war. Since the collapse of Bashar al Assad's regime last year, over a million have started to return home. But for many Syrians living abroad it remains a difficult decision.
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