AMMAN — The number of Syrian refugees returning to their
country decreased by a quarter from five Middle Eastern countries last year
compared to 2022, according to data from the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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A total of 4,383 Syrian refugees left Jordan during the past
year to return to their country, marking an increase of 9.22 percent compared
to the 4,013 refugees in 2022, as indicated by
UNHCR data.
The data also revealed the return of 37,552 Syrian refugees
from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq to their homeland in 2023.
In 2022, the number of Syrian refugees returning to Syria
from various host countries reached 50,792, compared to 35,635 in 2021, 38,235
in 2020, and 94,971 in 2019.
The daily return rate to Syria in the past year was 103,
with a monthly rate of 3,129 according to UNHCR.
In a statement made in September of last year, His Majesty
King Abdullah II emphasized that the future of Syrian refugees lies in their
own country, not in the host countries. However, he added that refugees are
currently far from returning, expressing concern that more Syrians might leave
their country as the crisis persists. His Majesty stated that Jordan lacks the
capacity and necessary resources to host and care for additional refugees.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, affirmed in August of last year that providing
conditions for the return of Syrian refugees to their country is a top priority
for Jordan. He stated that the country will continue to work with all parties
to achieve this goal.
The total number of returnees from 2016 until the end of
last year is 391,488 Syrian refugees, including 69,198 from Jordan, according
to UNHCR.
Sheri Ritsema-Anderson, the Resident Coordinator of the
United Nations in Jordan, stated in July that the current situation does not
allow for the voluntary return of refugees to Syria shortly, and suitable
conditions are not present.
A survey conducted by the United Nations and published in
June indicated that only 1.1 percent of Syrian refugees in four Arab countries
wish to return to their country within a year. The study also showed that 97
percent of Syrian refugees in Jordan participating in the survey do not intend
to return to their country in the next 12 months, compared to 2.4 percent who
have not yet decided.
Jordan has been hosting more than 1.3 million Syrians since
the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, including 649,091 registered Syrian
refugees with the UNHCR until the end of last year.
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