{"id":124256,"date":"2025-04-12T07:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=124256"},"modified":"2025-04-12T07:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T07:54:58","slug":"unhcr-says-1-4-million-syrians-returned-since-regimes-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/124256\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR says 1.4 million Syrians returned since regime\u2019s fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Friday that over 400,000 Syrian refugees have returned from neighboring countries, along with more than one million internally displaced persons (IDPs), since the collapse of the Syrian regime on Dec. 8, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its latest report, the UNHCR highlighted the potential for a major wave of voluntary returns during the summer months, particularly following the end of the school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNHCR emphasized that for these returns to be successful and sustainable, significant support is needed in critical areas such as shelter, livelihoods, legal assistance, and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also expressed concern that the anticipated return of 1.5 million refugees this year may not be fully realized. 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