Lebanon Reports 380,000 Syrian Refugees Headed Back Home
Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed announced via social media platform X that the returnees have been permanently removed from the UN refugee agency's registration database. An additional 74,000 refugees have voiced their intention to return before the end of the year.
This reflects the Lebanese government's "unwavering commitment to ensuring the sustainable return of displaced people to Syria," as well as "the effectiveness of the existing partnership" with national and international partners, Sayed said.
Lebanon, which hosts one of the world's highest refugee concentrations per capita, has consistently maintained that accommodating over 2 million Syrian refugees overwhelms its public infrastructure, economic capacity, and social stability.
The Lebanese government has escalated advocacy for refugee repatriation as a national imperative in recent years. Humanitarian organizations have emphasized, however, that any returns must be voluntary, safe, and dignified, noting that conditions inside Syria remain challenging.
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