Syria's Fragile Path Home: Refugee Returns Amidst Uncertainty

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced that more than two million Syrian refugees and displaced individuals have returned home following the fall of Bashar Assad's regime last December.

During his visit to Damascus, coinciding with World Refugee Day, Grandi highlighted Syria's fragile recovery and stressed the urgent need for international support to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Without it, he warned the recent returnees may not stay.

Grandi noted that while some 600,000 refugees and 1.5 million internally displaced people have returned, necessary aid is dwindling due to ongoing regional conflicts, including a new war between Israel and Iran, and decreasing donor contributions.

(With inputs from agencies.)