The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported a significant milestone in the ongoing Syrian humanitarian crisis: As the Assad regime crumbled over 125000 refugees from Syria have returned home. This development suggests a reversal type since many displaced individuals, especially families, express a desire to go back home after many years. However, the UNHCR has raised crucial alarms noting that the difficulties that await those people are just enormous.
The stated plan by governments in the Third Country to host up to one million refugees from Syrian by June next year is another indication of a change in the humanitarian situation. This movement is attributed to better security conditions in some parts of Syria after regime changes, as well as ethnic’s people’s desire to be with their root. Still, promising sign is overshadowed by data suggesting that the situation is much worse on the ground. The returnees are completely lacking adequate accommodation, food, and other basic needs such as Medical and Education.
Families which have been living in temporary shelters or other countries for several years are now facing terribly crowded conditions. Most of the regions are still in dire state due to years of war and the base for any coming people is so bad. The worst affected are children; they are most affected since many of them miss education, and this is important for their future.
UNHCR representatives have underlined the need for safe and voluntary returns, stressing that any repatriation must be respectable and backed by enough funding. In order to meet the immediate needs of returning refugees and the communities that would welcome them back, the organization has already requested $310 million. In addition to providing emergency humanitarian aid, this financing is essential for long-term rehabilitation initiatives that try to restore the lives and communities that have been destroyed by more than ten years of violence.
Even with the positive outlook placed on the hopes of returning refugees, the situation in Syria still remains fluid. The continued conflicting areas have made this a complicated humanitarian crisis and caused the eluding of returnees. While stabilizing sections are enlightening toward recovery, some remain sites of violence and uncertainty, causing further outward displacement inundation into newly formed borders within the country. Currently, over 70 percent of the whole Syrian population needs humanitarian assistance highlighting the extensive crisis yet to be faced.
As the world looks yet again into this situation, it also speaks volumes about the human spirit’s resilience, often shown by the tears of refugees returning. Many families packed themselves together while trying to reassemble their lives while keeping hope against all odds. An extensive package of international support and concerted action, however, would be necessary for such recovery journeys.
The months that come before the end of the year will determine the fate of such returnees and the larger context of humanitarian work within Syria. It has become imminent for the international community to recognize and act in an immediate sense for this urgency and allocate necessary resources to ensure the return of Syrian refugees will be reality beyond dreams but safety, dignity, and opportunities for all.
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