{"id":20025,"date":"2025-07-09T15:14:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20025"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:14:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:14:51","slug":"un-backed-return-of-syrian-refugees-from-lebanon-begins-amid-incentives-and-lingering-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/09\/un-backed-return-of-syrian-refugees-from-lebanon-begins-amid-incentives-and-lingering-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"UN-Backed Return of Syrian Refugees from Lebanon Begins Amid Incentives and Lingering Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Lebanon is preparing to repatriate thousands of Syrian refugees this week under a UN-supported plan that offers financial incentives and logistical aid for returnees. This marks the first mass return program since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, with the new Islamist-led Syrian government expressing openness to all returning citizens.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1132\">Cash Assistance and Fee Waivers<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1389\">According to Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Hanine El Sayed, each returning Syrian will receive $100 in Lebanon and $400 per family upon arrival in Syria. Transportation is covered, and border fees have been waived by Syrian authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1592\">\u201cWe see this as an important first step,\u201d El Sayed told Reuters, noting that coordination with Syrian counterparts is ongoing and that return numbers are expected to increase in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11618\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of Syrians to receive financial aid as first repatriation plan since Assad\u2019s ouster rolls out \" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syria-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lebanon is preparing to repatriate thousands of Syrian refugees this week under a UN-supported plan that offers financial incentives and logistical aid for returnees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1640\">Target: Up to 400,000 Returns in 2025<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1882\">Roughly 11,000 refugees have already registered for the first phase of returns. The Lebanese government aims to return 200,000\u2013400,000 people this year, focusing particularly on the 200,000 refugees living in informal camps.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2063\">To encourage this, Lebanon may offer work permits in sectors like agriculture and construction to male heads of households who stay in Lebanon while their families return.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2114\">Shift in UN and Syrian Government Stance<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2276\">In the past, the UNHCR considered Syria unsafe for return due to violence and regime persecution. But the new political landscape has altered that position.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2518\">The Islamist-led government in Damascus has announced that all Syrians are welcome back, and a UNHCR survey earlier this year showed 30% of Syrian refugees now express interest in returning \u2014 up from just 2% under Assad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2586\">UNHCR representative Ivo Freijsen in Lebanon told Reuters:\u201cAs conditions shift quickly in Syria, we view this as an opportunity for more realistic and sustainable return planning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2862\">As of June 30, 2025, over 628,000 Syrians have returned to Syria from neighboring countries \u2014 191,000 via Lebanon \u2014 according to UN data.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12764\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12764 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"As of June 30, 2025, over 628,000 Syrians have returned to Syria from neighboring countries \u2014 191,000 via Lebanon \u2014 according to UN data.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/syria.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syrian refugee returns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 data-start=\"2864\" data-end=\"2915\">Challenges Remain: War Damage and Security<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"3099\">Despite the optimism, vast swathes of Syria remain devastated. Critical infrastructure \u2014 homes, power plants, schools, water systems \u2014 has been severely damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3270\">Moreover, over 7 million Syrians remain internally displaced, and security concerns persist, especially regarding detentions, reprisals, and unexploded ordnance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3386\">While some returnees express hope, many remain hesitant about the short- and long-term stability in Syria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3598\">In a new twist, despite refugee returns, over 106,000 new Syrian arrivals \u2014 many from the Alawite minority \u2014 have entered Lebanon in 2025, fleeing renewed violence along Syria\u2019s coastal regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Lebanon is preparing to repatriate thousands of Syrian refugees this week under a UN-supported plan that offers financial incentives and logistical aid for returnees. This marks the first mass return program since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, with the new Islamist-led Syrian government expressing openness to all returning citizens. 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