UNHCR Syria Operational Update - April

Country: Syrian Arab Republic Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Syria’s operational environment is increasingly defined by the coexistence of large-scale returns and persistent humanitarian vulnerability. While around 1.6 million refugees and 1.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned since December 2024, humanitarian needs remain severe, with 15.6 million people requiring assistance and people still internally displaced. This evolving context is driving a gradual operational shift from emergency displacement response toward return and reintegration support, in alignment with Syria’s National Recovery Priorities and the Government’s “no tents, no camps” vision, while maintaining protection and humanitarian assistance for highly vulnerable populations that remain. The sustainability of returns continues to be constrained by damaged housing, limited access to services and livelihoods, documentation’s needs protection risks, and overstretched local absorption capacity.

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