General Security: We organized the 23rd phase of the plan to return displaced people to Syria through the Masnaa border crossing
The General Directorate of General Security organized this morning the 23rd phase of the Lebanese government’s plan concerning the organized return of displaced Syrians from…
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Syrian displacement and returns
Is this a political proposal, an organized return programme, or a documented movement of people?
UNHCR’s return guidance distinguishes refugees’ own decisions from government policy: it says return should be freely and voluntarily chosen by refugees according to their family’s circumstances.
UNHCR · return guidance ↗UNHCR and IOM describe their organized return programme in Lebanon as support for Syrians known to UNHCR who voluntarily decide to return. An announcement about the programme is not a count of people who have already returned.
UNHCR / IOM · programme guidance ↗
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