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Key Highlights
- As of 5 February, UNHCR estimates that 1,413,967 individuals have returned to Syria since 8 December 2024 while 1,712,744 internally displaced persons have returned home.
- From 28 to 31 January, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, undertook his first official visit to Türkiye and Jordan following the assumption of his functions. The visit in Türkiye highlighted the strong cooperation between UNHCR and the Presidency of Migration Management and reaffirmed the importance of UNHCR’s role in monitoring voluntary returns. In Jordan, the High Commissioner reaffirmed UNHCR’s deep appreciation for the country’s steadfast partnership and humanitarian commitment and emphasized the importance of maintaining strong international support for Jordan.
- UNHCR participated in the second 22-truck humanitarian convoy dispatched to Ain Al-Arab (Kobani) in northern Syria following the first on 24 January. In the second convoy, UNHCR dispatched three trucks loaded with 500 Core Relief Item and winterization kits to support the affected population.
- UNHCR provided 76 families (387 individuals) returning to Syria with transportation and logistical assistance from Joussieh/Lebanon border crossing point to various destinations in the country.
- A total of 222 households (1,314 individuals) mainly comprising returnees in Aleppo, Hama, Rural Damascus, Dar’a, Tartous, Homs, Latakia, Ar-Raqqa, and Al-Quneitra received cash grants from UNHCR to enable them launch or sustain their businesses.
- UNHCR Egypt launched its new online self-verification service on the MyUNHCR platform on 28 January, which allows refugees to update their personal data, access up-to-date residency appointment information and facilitates communication with immigration authorities