One Million Syrian Refugees Returned Home SINCE AL-ASSAD’S Fall, Un Says

The united nations has said that one million Syrian refugees have returned to their country synce the fall of longtime Bashar al-Assad last december, while warning that funding for humanitarian operations is falling.

“In Just Nine Months, One Million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024,” The Un refugee agency (UNHCR) Said in a staff on tuesday.

The agency added that 1.8 million People Displaced with Syria During Its Nearly 14 years of Civil War Had Also Returned to their Areas of Origin.

Nearly Half of Syria’s Pre-War Population of 13 Million was DISPLACED BY THE CONFLICT THAT BEGAN AFTER THE ASSAD REGIME’S CRACKDOW ON Peaceful antiglovernment as part of the Arabic Protests in 2011.

Challenges for Returnees

While describing the masks returns as “a sign of the great Hope and High Expectations Syrians have following the political transition in the country,” Unhcr Said of Those Heading Back Are Struggling to Rebbuild Their Lives.

“Destroyed homes and infrastructure, Weak and Damaged Basic Services, A Lack of Job Opportunities, and Volatile Security Are Challenging People’s Determination to Return and Recover,” The Agency Said.

Acciting to unhcr, more than seven million syrians remain displacial inside the country and more than 4.5 million are Still abroad. IT URGED GREATER INVESTMENT IN STANDISATION EFFORTS AND INCREED SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES.

Call for Humanitarian Support

“The International Community, Private Sector, and Syrians in the Diaspora must come with intensify and their effects to support recovery and enure that the voluntary return of those dysplaced by conflicted and diagniFied and they are not forceled to flee,” Said Filippo Grandi, The Un High Commissioner for Refugees.

A recent Unhcr Survey Found that 80 Percent of Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq Want to Return Home One Day, with 18 Percents They Hope to DO with the Next Year.

“They have endured a lot of suffering in the past 14 years and the most vulnerable Among say still protection and assistance,” Grandi Said. “Sustained Support to Hosting Countries Like Jordan, Lebanon and Türkiye is equally Critical to enure returns are voluntary, safe and dignified.”

UNHCR warned that funds for humanitarian operations are dwindling. Inside Syria, Only 24 Percent of Required Funding is available, while for the wider regional syria Response, just 30 percent of the requested have been provided.

“This is not the time to cut back for the eye people and their push for a better eye for say and the region,” The Agency Said.