Round-up: Situation for Displaced Syrians Post-Assad

Selection of news/commentary on what the fall of the Assad regime means for Syrians displaced over 13+ years of conflict (in chronological order):

• Q&A: Access Center for Human Rights on Challenges for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (Refugees International, 9 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Return of refugees: A pyrrhic victory for Turkey? (Brookings, 9 Dec. 2024) [text]
• "Syria faces huge humanitarian challenges as it begins post-Assad era," The New Humanitarian, 9 Dec. 2024 [text]
• As Many Syrian Refugees Return Home, Others Cannot (Human Rights Watch, 10 Dec. 2024) [text]
• As Syria shifts, Council of Europe member states must avoid hasty returns of refugees (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, 10 Dec. 2024) [text]
• "Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?," Aljazeera, 10 Dec. 2024 [text]
• Displaced again: forced mobility from Lebanon to Syria (The Loop Blog, 11 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Don’t Rush Syrian Refugees’ Return (CSIS, 11 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Northeast Syria: Displacement Worsens Aid Crisis (Human Rights Watch, 11 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Thousands of Syrians line up at Turkish, Lebanese borders (InfoMigrants, 11 Dec. 2024) [text]
• "At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst," CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 [text]
• "Europe’s Syrians shaken by debate over repatriation to their war-ravaged homeland," Politico, 12 Dec. 2024 [text]
• "Editorial: Syria in the headlines; undermining the right to asylum in the background," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 13 Dec. 2024 [text]
• "Op-ed: The fall of the Assad regime: A time for hope but tinged with uncertainty," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 13 Dec. 2024 [text]
• "Syria: European reactions to the overthrow of the Assad regime," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 13 Dec. 2024 [text]
• "Palestinian refugees return to Yarmouk amid questions about their place in the new Syria," AP News, 14 Dec. 2024 [text]

UNHCR statements & stories:

• Statement on Syria by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (UNHCR, 9 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Syria: UNHCR comment on asylum processing suspension and returns (UNHCR, 10 Dec. 2024) [text]
• What do recent events in Syria mean for Syrian refugees? (UNHCR, 11 Dec. 2024) [text]
• UNHCR urges more support for Syria and safety for aid workers as humanitarian activities slowly resume (UNHCR, 13 Dec. 2024) [text]
• Position on Returns to the Syrian Arab Republic (UNHCR, 16 Dec. 2024) [access] (avail. in English, Arabic, Korean, Russian & Spanish)

Maps/infographics:

• Internal displacement within Syria (as of 8 December 2024) (UNHCR, 9 Dec. 2024) [access]
• Iraq: Population Profile - Breakdown Overview - Syrian Refugees Registration (November 2024) (UNHCR, 8 Dec. 2024) [access]
• Syrian Refugees in Jordan (as of 30 November 2024) (UNHCR, 3 Dec. 2024) [access]

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- Regional Focus: MENA (2 Dec. 2024)