{"id":131390,"date":"2025-10-25T08:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131390"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:38:55","slug":"over-300000-syrian-refugees-return-from-lebanon-in-2025-unhcr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131390\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300,000 Syrian refugees return from Lebanon in 2025 \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 Friday that the number of Syrian refugees who have returned from Lebanon to Syria has reached 300,000 since the beginning of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lisa Abu Khaled, UNHCR\u2019s media officer, told the Anadolu Agency that the sixth batch of returnees departed on Oct. 23 through the Arida border crossing in northern Lebanon, with around 400 refugees heading to areas in Homs and Idlib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest returns are part of the voluntary repatriation program organized by the Lebanese government in coordination with the Syrian transitional government and under UNHCR supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that UNHCR continues to facilitate voluntary returns from Lebanon to Syria for those who wish to go back, and follows up with returnees to support their reintegration into their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Oct. 20, between 70 and 75 refugees, forming 20 families, crossed from Lebanon into Damascus and its countryside via the al-Masnaa border crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, on July 29, Celine Schmitt, UNHCR\u2019s spokesperson in Syria, announced the launch of the first voluntary return convoy from Lebanon to Syria this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Malin Mohammed<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Friday that the number of Syrian refugees who have returned from Lebanon to Syria has reached 300,000 since the beginning of 2025. 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