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President Aoun to the Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development: Lebanon can no longer accommodate more displaced Syrians, and communication is ongoing with the Syrian state to organize their return

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President Aoun to the Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development: Lebanon can no longer accommodate more displaced Syrians, and communication is ongoing with the Syrian state to organize their return — Via LBCI

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President Aoun to the Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development: Lebanon can no longer accommodate more displaced Syrians, and communication is ongoing with the Syrian state to organize…

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THE CONTEXT

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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Sources checked: 2026-11-04

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