According to the Refugee UN Agency, Acnur600,000 people may be moving over the next six months, according to their latest survey.
The UNHCR -Gate, Celine Schmitt, said on Friday that people will need “housing, jobs, schools, hospitals, electricity and clean water” -all that is missing after 14 years of civil conflict.
She described to meet a mother living in a tent with her children having fled the rubble of her old home, without access to water or employment – with the school closest to two kilometers away.
House yearning
The mother said she was “planning to take the tent and go home and put the tent next to her house, just to go home … She was asking for a little humanitarian aid to restart, to rebuild her life.”
Twenty -three districts in Syria could see their populations at least double, putting additional tension on basic services and infrastructure already overloaded.
The research showed that 51 % of families intend to return to their home areas, with 93 % planning to go home within three to twelve months.
The survey took place between January 26 and February 23, researching 4,800 families – more than 29,000 individuals – in 514 travel locations in northwest of Syria.
In January, more than 3.4 million internal displaced people were still in the northwest. The intention to return is particularly strong among the internal displaced Idleb, where two in three families are choosing to return home. The old front line areas in the governors of Idleb and Aleppo are the main intended destinations.
UN support for returned
UNHCR and partners are providing transportation, legal assistance and support in the repair of damaged houses, as well as mattresses, blankets and winter clothes in recent months.
“Almost 14 years after the crisis began, Syria is in a crossroads, urgently needing reconstruction support, as years of conflict devastated the economy and infrastructure, leaving 90 % of the population dependent on helpSchmitt said.
“Now there is hope and a historical opportunity. UNHCR requires the international community to make a firm commitment to support Syrians with essential help for returned and investing in early recovery. ”
The temporary shelters are in rows in rural Aleppo in Syria.
Seven million displaced people in general: IOM
ONE New report released on Friday by the UN migration agency, OmIt shows that about 750,000 internal displaces have returned to their places of origin in Syria since November 2024. – But about seven million remain displaced.
Om Displacement tracking matrix (DTM) – the first report of this type about Syria since 2022 – shows that One in five people displaced in Syria is residing in makeshift tents or sheltersfacing harsh living conditions.
Around 28 % of those who returned to their places of origin reside in damaged or unfinished buildings.
“Syria remains a great humanitarian crisis, and needs are immense.” Said Director -General of OIM, Amy Pope.
“IOM is dedicated to helping the people of Syria on their journey to recoveryAnd collect and analyze data as we did in this new displacement tracking matrix report is one of the main ways we will do this. ”
As it restores its presence in Damascus, OIM is reactivating its data collection operations in Syria so that it can address critical knowledge of knowledge and improve humanitarian coordination.
Returns from Lebanon, Türkiye and Iraq
Since January 2024, a total of 571,388 individuals returned to Syria from abroad, of which 259,745 returned to the country after November 2024, when the events that led to the overthrow of the Assad regime in early December gathered pace.
On 76 % of onboard arrivals returned to their place of originWhile others returned to another location probably due to significant damage and safety concerns in their place of origin, said Oim.
Fifty percent of the Syrians returning from outside the country came from Lebanon, 22 % of Türkiye and 13 % of Iraq.
