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OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
In April, around 6,500 Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR returned to Syria. Overall, from 8 December 2024 to 30 April 2025, nearly 62,500 refugees registered with UNHCR returned from Jordan to Syria. This month, UNHCR completed the three-month pilot transportation project, which supported more than 1,700 refugees who expressed their intention to voluntarily return to Syria. UNHCR will now move into a longer-term arrangement for bus services.
While the majority of refugees in Jordan consider returning to Syria one day, many of them are hesitant to return right away, for various reasons including increased security concerns. Reductions in humanitarian assistance continue to impact the well-being of refugees, forcing them to resort to severe survival strategies. As part of cost-saving measures, UNHCR will be forced to drastically scale down community support initiatives to preserve the most essential services, like registration, protection, basic needs assistance, and life-saving health interventions.