{"id":130170,"date":"2025-09-25T06:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=130170"},"modified":"2025-09-25T06:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:11:53","slug":"unhcr-urges-global-support-as-1-million-syrians-return-after-assads-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/130170\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR urges global support as 1 million Syrians return after Assad\u2019s fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday that one million Syrians have returned to their country in the nine months following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/press-releases\/million-syrians-have-returned-home-more-support-needed-so-millions-more-can\">press release<\/a>, the UNHCR said that one million refugees and 1.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs) have gone back to their areas of origin, reflecting what the agency described as \u201cthe great hope and high expectations\u201d Syrians have in the wake of the political transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this wave of returns, the agency warned that those going home face immense challenges, including destroyed infrastructure, limited services, volatile security, and scarce job opportunities. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country, while over 4.5 million live abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, called the situation \u201ca rare opportunity to resolve one of the largest displacement crises in the world,\u201d urging the international community, private sector, and Syrian diaspora to intensify efforts to ensure sustainable and dignified returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not the time to cut back support for the Syrian people and their push for a better Syria,\u201d UNHCR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday that one million Syrians have returned to their country in the nine months following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024. 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