The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced the return of more than two million Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes since December 2024.
Grandi considered in a tweet on the “X” platform today, Thursday, June 19, that the return of Syrians is a “sign of hope amid rising regional tensions.”
He stated that this reflects the “urgent need” for political solutions instead of further waves of instability and displacement.
The High Commissioner noted his intention to visit Syria to attend an event on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the world, is observed on June 20 each year.
It celebrates the “strength and courage of people forced to flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution,” and serves as an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their ability to rebuild their lives, according to the United Nations definition.
In this context, the Deputy Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Syria, Najat Rushdi, warned that Syria cannot simply bear another wave of instability.
Rushdi indicated, during a speech to the UN Security Council on June 17, that despite the fragile security, social, and economic situation, estimates suggest that nearly 600,000 Syrians have returned to Syria.
She pointed out that the majority returned from neighboring countries during the past six months.
The sustainability of this return relies on various factors, including the availability of housing, public services, and economic revitalization, according to Rushdi.
Despite the deteriorating economic living conditions, Syria has been witnessing a continuous increase in the return of displaced persons and refugees since the start of the “Deterrence of Aggression” operation, which began in late November 2024 and led to the fall of the former Syrian regime on December 8 of the same year.
From Turkey alone, more than 273,000 Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned in the past six months, according to Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz’s announcement on June 13.
Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution against the ousted Assad regime in March 2011.
In contrast, hundreds of thousands of Syrians, at least, continue to live in displacement camps, especially in northwestern Syria, amid difficult humanitarian and economic conditions.
According to UN estimates, more than 16.5 million Syrians require assistance.
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