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As of 5 February, UNHCR estimates that some 270,000 Syrians have returned to Syria since 8 December 2024. These figures are based on a triangulation of sources from outside and inside Syria and include refugees registered with UNHCR and other Syrians returning from Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, as well those transiting from beyond the region.
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On 6 February, UNHCR released its Operational Framework for Voluntary Return, which outlines UNHCR’s plans to assist the voluntary return of Syrian refugees and IDPs to their homes and to support their reintegration in areas of origin.
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Also on 6 February, UNHCR published the full findings of its Flash Refugee Perceptions and Intentions Survey (RPIS) conducted amongst Syrian refugees in four neighbouring countries.
The overall findings mark a drastic change to intentions surveys over the past 10 years, with 27% of refugees in the region intending to return home in the next 12 months