UNHCR

Displaced Syrians Reluctant to Go Home Despite Assad’s Ouster

In his inaugural speech, President Joseph Aoun vowed to seek a quick solution for the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon by ensuring their return home following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Describing the Syrian refugees’ protracted presence as having existential implications for Lebanon, Aoun pledged in his address before ...

UNHCR: 58 000 People Have Returned to Syria since the Fall of the Assad Regime

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a report Friday that some 58 000 people have returned to Syria since December 8, following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.   “Refugees have returned from Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan, with the main destinations being the governorates of Raqqa, Aleppo, Homs, and Daraa, ...