{"id":126648,"date":"2025-06-19T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=126648"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:52:48","slug":"over-half-a-million-syrian-refugees-return-home-amid-challenges-unhcr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/126648\/","title":{"rendered":"Over half a million Syrian refugees return home amid challenges \u2013 UNHCR"},"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 Thursday that more than half a million Syrian refugees have returned to their home country since the fall of the former regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, over 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their original communities within Syria during the same period, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/syrian-arab-republic\/syria-returnee-rapid-assessment-may-2025\">UNHCR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these returns, the UNHCR emphasized that returnees are encountering significant challenges, including limited access to basic services such as healthcare, education, and housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These conditions continue to hinder sustainable reintegration and long-term resettlement for many Syrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UNHCR underscored the need for increased international support to improve local infrastructure and ensure dignified conditions for those returning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Ahmad Othman<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that more than half a million Syrian refugees have returned to their home country since the fall of the former regime. 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