Almost 30% of Syrian refugees in Middle Eastern countries now express a desire to return home within the next year, a significant shift driven by the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the end of the 13-year civil war. While 200,000 refugees have already returned, the new Syrian administration faces challenges in rebuilding infrastructure and addressing poverty exacerbated by the conflict and ongoing Western sanctions.
Return ing the roughly 6 million Syrians who fled abroad and the millions who became internally displaced has been a main aim of Syria's new administration.Civil war has left large parts of many major cities in ruins, services decrepit and the vast majority of the population living in poverty. / Photo: AP
"We have seen the needle move, finally, after years of decline," Filippo Grandi told a small group of reporters in Damascus, after holding meetings with the Syria's new administration. But the civil war has left large parts of many major cities in ruins, services decrepit and the vast majority of the population living in poverty. Syria remains under a harsh Western sanctions regime that effectively cuts off its formal economy from the rest of the world.
"If sanctions are lifted, this will improve the conditions in the places where people return," he said.
SYRIA REFUGEES RETURN ASSAD SANCTIONS
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