News Monitor

Since September, more than 500,000 refugees have returned; in addition, nearly 600,000 people who were displaced inside Syria have since returned home but 7.4 million are still uprooted in-country.

Since September, more than 500,000 refugees have returned; in addition, nearly 600,000 people who were displaced inside Syria have since returned home but 7.4 million are still uprooted in-country.

Medical needs remain high after almost 14 years of war. Driven by economic decline, a lack of international funding and the exodus of medical professionals, the health system is showing signs of fatigue.

IOM is re-establishing its presence inside Syria, building on its two decades in Damascus until 2020, and its large response in northwest Syria through cross-border activities over the past decade.

While more than 522,000 people across Syria have returned to their areas of origin after a month of displacement, some 627,000 people remain newly displaced – 42 per cent of them in Idleb.

The caretaker government in Damascus, as well as other parties in the Syrian conflict, should ensure their forces abide by their stated commitments to prevent violence, the commission said.

The caretaker government in Damascus, as well as other parties in the Syrian conflict, should ensure their forces abide by their stated commitments to prevent violence, the commission said.

ICRC is urgently calling on all parties across Syria to prevent the destruction of crucial records, like arrest logs, lists of detainees or deceased persons; and court and hospital records.

ICRC is urgently calling on all parties across Syria to prevent the destruction of crucial records, like arrest logs, lists of detainees or deceased persons; and court and hospital records.

After 14 years of conflict, recent developments in Syria have raised hopes that the world’s largest forced displacement crisis may finally be resolved, but the future remains uncertain.