Video | Lebanese stranded at the Syrian-Jordanian border appeal to the authorities to facilitate their return after performing Umrah
Lebanese stranded at the Syrian-Jordanian border appealed to the Lebanese state and the Syrian and Jordanian authorities to intervene urgently to facilitate their return to Lebanon, after performing the Umrah rituals, and to end their ongoing suffering at the border crossings since last night, Monday. The stranded travelers called for official communication…
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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 ↗
Sources checked: 2026-11-04
