PNN – Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, on Monday local time, called for a focus on the return of refugees to Syria and said: Syria is facing a critical moment between peace and more conflict, and the lives of millions of people are uncertain.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from the United Nations, according to Grandi, while the recent developments provide hope for an end to the 14-year suffering, patience and vigilance are now needed as the refugees are evaluating their return.
He added that while the situation is still uncertain, millions of refugees are carefully assessing how safe it is to return. Some are enthusiastic, while others are hesitant.
Grandi emphasized that a safe, voluntary and informed return depends on stability, law and order, and a political transition that respects the rights and aspirations of all Syrians.
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He also called for international support to meet Syria’s enormous needs, as more than 90 percent of the country’s population relies on aid and winter is coming.
This UN official said: Considering the destroyed infrastructure and more than 90 percent of the population relying on humanitarian aid, as the winter season approaches, urgent aid such as shelter, food, water and heat is needed.
From November 27, 2024, the armed opposition in Syria, with the support of some countries and the arrival of fresh foreign forces, launched a massive attack against the positions of the Syrian army in the northwest, west and southwest of Aleppo.
The command of the Syrian army announced on December 8, 2024, the fall of the government of Bashar al-Assad, the President of the Republic of Syria. This statement was published after the capture of Damascus by armed groups and the news of Assad’s departure from Syria, and has caused many reactions.
Tass news agency also quoted a Russian official in the Kremlin Palace as saying: Bashar al-Assad has entered Moscow with his family and Russia has given them the right of asylum.