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21.08.2018 (14:38)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (August 21, 2018)

I. Return of Refugees from abroad

Over the past day, in total 56 people (14 women and 30 children) left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus , and al-Qusayr.

Since July 18, 2018, in total 7,462 refugees have left Lebanon, with 3,008 of them - via the Zemrani CP, Jaydet-Yabus – 3,311 people, 657 people via al-Dabusiyah and 486 people via the al-Qusayr.

In total 318 people have passed via the Nasib CP from Jordan.

According to consolidated information, there are still 6,982,302 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 2,094,691 women and 3,560,974 children among them.

In 45 embassies of the Russian Federation in foreign countries where the Syrian refugees seek asylum, 28 countries(Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia) confirmed the figures provided by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Syrian citizens in these countries.

At present there are 6,648,047 Syrians in these countries: (Turkey – 3,545,293, Lebanon – 976,002, Germany – 534,011, Jordan – 668,123, Egypt – 498,986, Iraq – 249,123, Netherlands –74,998, Austria -– 42,505, Denmark – 17,995, Greece – 13,139, Switzerland – 6,702, Belgium – 3,982, Italy – 3,836, Romania – 3,101, Spain – 2,352, Ireland – 1,729, Malta – 1,289, Poland –1,069, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1,630, Luxembourg – 663, Croatia – 530, Slovenia – 460, Bulgaria – 180, Hungary – 51, Slovakia – 43, Czech Republic – 39, Latvia-19).

It is estimated, that 1,712,234 Syrians in nine countries expressed their desire to return back to their homeland(Lebanon – 889,031, Turkey – 297,342, Germany – 174,897, Jordan – 149,268, Iraq – 101,233, Egypt – 99,834, Denmark – 412, Brazil – 149, Austria - 68).

Since September 30, 2015, in total 237,060 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (71,115 women, 120,902 children).

Ten CPs have already deployed for returnees, among them there are:

five on the Syria-Lebanon border (Zemrani, Jaydet-Yabus (Zabadani), al-Sabusiya (al-Aarida), Talkalakh and al-Qusayr (Qusayr));

one on the Syria-Jordan border (Nasib);

two in the Syrian Arab Republic (Abu-al-Duhur and al-Salhiyah);

one CP at Damascus international airport;

one CP at Baniyas sea port.

The leadership of Syria is taking active steps aimed at increasing the efficiency of the process of repatriation of Syrian refugees from the territory of foreign states.

II. Internal Displacement

Khusham (Deir ez-Zor province) - 9 people (women – 2 and children – 5) in total– 47,053 people.

In total 750 refugees (214 women and 367 children), 115 vehicles and 817 heads of cattle have passed via the Abu al-Duhur CP to Aleppo province from the Idlib de-escalation zone over the past day. 27, 455 people (women – 9,097, children 12,755), 3,984 vehicles and 43,377 heads of cattle left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Since September 30, 2015, in total 1,219,385 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (365,817 women, 621,879 children). Since January 1, 2018, 137,023 IDPs (41,108 women, 69,874 children).

III. Cities and Towns Ready to Receive Refugees

There are 1,044,250 places arranged to receive and accommodate refugees in 343 settlements less affected by the combat actions.

Besides, infrastructure is being prepared in 69 settlements in Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Latakia, Raqqa, Damascus, Tartous, Hama, Homs, and al-Suwayda provinces to accommodate up to 453,400 refugees and internally displaced persons.

IV. Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Over the past day, 16 building have been reconstructed in Aleppo (5), Deir ez-Zor (4), Homs (2), and Damascus (5) and two power substations (Damascus).

They assessed the social infrastructure and facilities, housing fund, amount of construction materials available in Mace (Aleppo province), and Acerba (Hama province). In order to improve living conditions for Syrians, and to complete infrastructure rehabilitation it is necessary to supply materials in the following towns:

Mace – a grader, a wheeled crane, 23 windows, 6 cu m of brick, 5 cu m of cement, 2.5 tons of building bars, 1,300m of water pipes, 1,500m of electric cables, to overhaul five houses and a school;

Acerba – a tractor, a dump truck, 15 windows, 5 cu m of brick, 3 cu m of cement, 3 tons of building bars, 350kg of lime and filling, 750m of water pipes, 600m of electric cables, to overhaul four houses, one medical center and a water pump station;.

Heads of local administrations prepared applications to the Ministry of Public Works and housebuilding to received construction materials for recovering social infrastructure.

In total, in the Syrian Arab Republic:

89 medical and 222 educational organizations have been recovered;

294km of roads were recovered (2.5km - over the past day);

219.5km of power line have been installed (3km - over the past day);

88 power substations, 72 water supply facilities and two fuel-energy complexes have been put into operation.

Currently, in 94 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Hama, Homs, work is underway to overhaul 67 schools, 39 kindergartens, 46 bakeries, 45 water pump stations, 39 electric substations, 32 medical centres and 442 houses.

V. Humanitarian Assistance

In the settlement of Seyida Zeynab (Damascus province), the Kadyrov Regional Public Fund carried out a charitable action to hand over 400 sets of children's clothing.

Shayban-Pasha, Sheykh-Fars, al-Qasidiyah and Sheykh Hoder, thirty families of Syrian fallen servicemen received food sets the total weight is 150 kg.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out 1,902 humanitarian actions, delivering 2,925.46 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

343 people including 220 children were provided with medical aid of them in Hatla and al-Salhiyah (Deir ez Zor province) - 6 (3 children), Abu al-Duhur (Aleppo province) - 337 (217 children).

In total, 88,750 Syrians were provided with medical assistance by Russian military medics.

VI. Mine Clearance

The SAA engineering units carry on the mine clearance operation in the settlements of al-Gasbiya, al-Rastan, Sem-Ali, Homs province.

They have cleared up: 4 ha of the territory, 20 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 51 explosive devices including 10 improvised explosive devices.

In Homs and Damascus provinces they cleared up: 251.6ha of the territory, 775 buildings and 52.8km of roads. They found and defused 7,432 explosive devices including 2,325 improvised explosive devices.

VII. Arrangements for Refugee Reception

To activate the process of refugees repatriation, in the "Memo to the Refugee Repatriating to Syria", information was added on the procedure for granting amnesty to certain categories of citizens and postponing military service (six months to one year) for refugees returning home from abroad introduced by separate decrees of President B. Assad.

Through the diplomatic missions, border checkpoints, temporary camps and the media, transferring of a refugee memo is organized to the Syrian citizens who are outside the national territory.

The government program on restoration settlements liberated from the militants has started in Damascus, Aleppo and Hama provinces. The program consists of three phases: preparation of infrastructure (water supply, electrification), targeted aid to the population, the repatriation of residents to permanent housing. The efforts made by the Syrian leadership contribute to the activation of the process of the repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons to their places of permanent residence.

National Reconciliation Committees established in Syrian provinces and cities (made up by heads of administrations, police, sheiks, representatives of public organizations and opposition) hold negotiations on joining ceasefire regime and voluntary defection to the side of legal government and the surrender of weapons. Former members of illegal armed formations and internally displaced persons are granted amnesty who lived in the territories earlier occupied by terrorists.

.Joint Coordination Committee of the Syrian Arab Republic on repatriation of refugees headed by Local Administration Minister Hussein Makhlouf, Joint Coordination Committee of the Syrian Arab Republic on repatriation of refugees headed by Local Administration Minister Hussein Makhlouf, coordinates all events to control repatriation of refugees and internally displaced persons, to prepare places for accommodation, to rehabilitate infrastructure and carry out humanitarian actions.

The Centre for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement with the support of the Russian military police servicemen held working meeting:

with the representatives of the Arza administration (Hama province) to discuss rehabilitation of social facilities and creation of conditions for repatriation of refugees.



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