A new report issued by the International Organization for Migration revealed that nearly 750,000 displaced internally have returned to their original habitats in Syria since November 2024. However, there are still about seven million displaced people inside the country, which is recovering from 14 years of war.
The displacement tracking matrix (DTM) of the International Organization for Migration – the first report of its kind on Syria since 2022 – showed that one in five displaced people in Syria – most of them from Idlib, Aleppo and Hama – reside in temporary tents or shelters under harsh living conditions. The report also showed that about 28% of those who returned to their original areas resided in affected or incomplete buildings.
“Syria still represents a major humanitarian crisis, and the needs are enormous,” said Amy Bob, Director General of the International Migration Organization. She added: “The International Organization for Migration is committed to helping the Syrian people in its journey towards recovery, collecting and analyzing data as we did in a report of a matrix that follows the new displacement is one of the main ways that we will do so.”
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With its presence in Damascus, the International Organization for Migration revpthors in the processes of collecting data in Syria so that it can process important information gaps about humanitarian needs and movement and enhance coordination with United Nations and local societies.
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The report highlights a noticeable decrease in displacement since mid -December 2024, as the return movement increased in January this year, after the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al -Assad.
Since January 2024, a total of 571,388 individuals has returned to Syria from abroad, of whom 259,745 have returned to the country after November 2024. About 76% of expatriates from abroad have returned to their original places, while others have probably returned to another site due to severe damage and security concerns in their original places.
Fifty percent of Syrians returning from outside the country came from Lebanon, 22 percent from Türkiye, and 13 percent of Iraq.
The International Migration Organization is one of the largest United Nations agencies working in northern Aleppo and Idlib since 2014, where it has been working with executive partners and supports many community centers, with a focus on various assistance of displaced and returning societies.
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Since December 2024, the operations of the International Organization for Migration in Syria have reached more than 315,000 people in urgent need of assistance, including shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, other relief materials and protection. With the International Organization for Migration expanding its operations in Syria, it is looking forward to helping more than 1.1 million people in the first half of 2025. In January, the International Migration Organization issued an appeal to obtain $ 73.2 million to meet these needs.
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In addition, the International Organization for Migration is working to expand the database of property records to help the displaced Syrians prove ownership of their homes and lands. To date, 149,000 records have been digitized, and there are 155,000 records under treatment. The International Organization for Migration is to make these records within the reach of people who need them easily and link this system to official lands records to help people restore their property, resolve conflicts and rebuild their lives upon their return to their homes.
