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UNHCR Regional Flash Update #11 - Syria Situation Crisis (23 January 2025)

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Key Highlights

  • As of 23 January, UNHCR estimates that nearly 210,000 Syrians have crossed back into Syria since 8 December.
  • UNHCR is currently analysing findings from the Flash Refugee Perceptions and Intentions Survey (RPIS) conducted with a sample of 3,400 Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt in January 2025.
  • Initial findings indicate that, overall, 27% of refugees in the region intend to return home in the next 12 months. This is a significant increase from the last RPIS conducted in April 2024, which found only 1.7% of refugees intended to return in the next year. The full survey results will be published by UNHCR in the coming weeks.
  • The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited Lebanon on 23 January and met with Lebanese president Joseph Aoun in Beirut. The High Commissioner will travel to other countries in the region, including Syria, in the coming days.