{"id":138465,"date":"2025-03-24T09:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/one-million-refugees-have-returned-to-syria-since-the-beginning-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T07:15:45","slug":"one-million-refugees-have-returned-to-syria-since-the-beginning-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/one-million-refugees-have-returned-to-syria-since-the-beginning-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"One million refugees have returned to Syria since the beginning of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138465\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nMore than one million Syrian refugees have returned home since the beginning of the year, a record number not seen since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011. In a scene that reflects a remarkable shift in the humanitarian and political landscape, 2025 saw an unprecedented increase in the number of Syrian refugees who decided to return to their country after years of forced displacement.<\/p>\n<p>This mass returns comes after former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power &#8211; leading to tangible changes in Syria both in terms of security stability and international reconstruction efforts. Comparing the return of Syrians abroad in 2025 to under al-Assad&#8217;s regime reveals radical differences in motivations and circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>According to figures released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than one million Syrian refugees have returned home since the al-Assad regime fell &#8211; a record number not seen since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011. This includes 885,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 302,000 refugees, according to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula.<\/p>\n<p>The UNHCR expects up to 3.5 million refugees and IDPs to return this year, which &#8221;underscores the need for urgent investments in recovery and reintegration support,&#8221; according to Abdelmoula. &#8221;Active hostilities continue in the north, south and some pockets on the coast &#8211; displacing thousands and impeding aid access,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to the political landscape of 2025, the decision to return to Syria under al-Assad had a very different character. During the last years of the war, the al-Assad regime tried to market the idea of a &#8221;safe return&#8221; for refugees, but often faced accusations of using this slogan as a cynical political tool.Many refugees who attempted to return during this period were arrested or forcibly conscripted into the army, sparking widespread fear in Syrians living abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Reconstruction under al-Assad was also very limited. There was a heavy security crackdown on those who wanted to repair their homes in areas suffering from destruction. This increased mistrust between refugees and the regime and led to a significant decline in the number of returnees.<\/p>\n<p>A key characterisation defining the return of Syrian refugees in 2025 is the active role the international community is playing in supporting the country&#8217;s reconstruction process. After years of a political statement, diplomatic efforts succeeded in achieving an international consensus for the need to provide humanitarian aid and support to Syria. Countries hosting large numbers of Syrian refugees, like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, played an important role in facilitating their return. These countries offered economic and social incentives to refugees, including vocational training programmes and temporary job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/03\/24\/one-million-refugees-have-returned-to-syria-since-the-beginning-of-2025\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vau-viikkokatsaus\/one-million-refugees-have-returned-to-syria-since-the-beginning-of-2025\/\">One million refugees have returned to Syria since the beginning of 2025<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[2211,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-138465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-syria","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138465\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}