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03.08.2018 (20:00)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (August 3, 2018)

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I. Repatriation of Refugees

According to the revised data, on August 1, in total 189 people left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus (Zabadani) – 52 women and 98 children, and via al-Dabusya (al-Aarida) 48 people – 18 women and 20 children.

Since July 18, 2018, in total 4,612 refugees have left Lebanon, with 2,893 of them - via the Zemrani CP, Jaydet-Yabus – 1,324 people, 194 people via al-Dabusiyah and 201 people via the al-Qusayr. In total 318 people have passed via the Nasib CP from Jordan.

According to consolidated information, there are still 7,156,987 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 2,147,096 women and 3,650,063 children among them.

In 45 embassies of the Russian Federation in foreign countries where the Syrian refugees seek asylum, 25 countries (Turkey, Lebanon, Germany, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Latvia) confirmed the figures provided by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Syrian citizens in these countries.

At present there are 6,776,513 Syrians in these countries: Turkey – 3,541,572, Lebanon – 976,065, Germany – 697,878, Jordan – 666,596, Iraq– 251,157, Egypt – 498,986, the Netherlands – 74,998, Austria – 42,505, 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 – 711, Luxembourg – 663, Croatia – 530, Slovenia – 460, Hungary – 51, Slovakia – 43, the 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 234,212 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (70,234 women, 119,368 children).

Ten CPs have already deployed for returnees. There are as follows:

one on the Syria-Jordan border (Nasib);

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

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 Lebanese government takes measures jointly with Syrian authorities to repatriate Syrian refugees back to their pre-war localities. They organise offices to receive applications from Syrians for a voluntary return back to homeland from Lebanon.

II. Internal Displacement

It is reported that 326 Syrians returned back to:

Eastern Ghouta - 102 people (29 women and 54 children), in total - 74,130 people;

Homs province - 198 people (55 women and 109 children), in total - 112,820 people.

Four families (26 people) have been accommodated in restored houses in Khusham, Deir ez-Zor province (five women and 14 children) – since February 8, 2018 – 7,326 people.

Over the past day, no refugees have left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

In total since March 4, 2018 26, 642 people (women – 8,873, children 12,373), 3,864 vehicles and 42,560 heads of cattle left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Since September 30, 2015, in total 1,446,247 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (362,012 women, 615,449 children).

II. Cities and Towns Ready to Receive Refugees

There are 336,500 places arranged to receive and accommodate refugees in 76 settlements less affected by the combat actions.

IV. Infrastructure Rehabilitation

They assessed the social infrastructure and facilities, housing fund, amount of construction materials

available in Tariq al-Bab (Aleppo), Jisrein (Eastern Ghouta), Saida (Daraa province).

In order to improve living conditions for Syrians, and to complete infrastructure rehabilitation it is necessary to supply materials in the following towns:

Tariq al-Bab - an wheeled crane, diesel generator, 16 duraliminim windows, 6 cu m of cement, 25 cu m of lumber, 450kg of filling and lime, 1,200m of electric cables to recover a school;

Jisrein – a wheeled crane, 24 cu m of cement, 45 cu m of lumber, 32 floor slabs, 1,200 cu m of bricks, 3,200 tubes, 800 pieces of sealing, 48 duraliminim windows and 3,000 metres of electric cables, two dwellings and a power substation;

Saida – a dump truck, 32 cu m of cement, 18 floor slabs, 230 cu m of bricks, 18 duraliminim windows, 1,400m of electric cables, two transformer substations to recover a water intake station and a school.

Heads of local administrations prepared application 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 214 educational organizations have been recovered;

269km of roads were recovered (1km - over the past day);

198.5km of power line have been installed (0.5km - over the past day);

85 power substations, 71 water supply facilities and two fuel-energy complexes have been put into operation.

V. Humanitarian Assistance

Over the past day there were two humanitarian actions to distribute 11 tons of food supplies.

In Kafr Akkar, Aleppo province, people received 2.8 tons of humanitarian cargo (650 food sets).

In Al-Yadudah, Daraa province, people received 2.8 tons of humanitarian cargo (650 food sets).

In Mazlum, Deir ez-Zor province, people received 2.8 tons of humanitarian cargo (650 food sets).

In Al-Dar al-Kabirah, Homs province, people received 2.8 tons of humanitarian cargo (650 food sets).

In districts of Aleppo city: Shayban-Pasha, Sheykh-Fars, al-Qasidiyah and Sheykh Hoder, fifteen families of Syrian fallen servicemen received food sets the total weight is 75 kg. Besides, the Kadyrov Regional Public Fund distributed a ton of bread in Kafr Akkar district.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out1,883 humanitarian actions, delivering2,872.36 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

Moreover, 298 people received medical aid including 160 children: Kafr Akkar – 112 (56 children), Al-Dar al-Kabirah – 86 (53 children), Al-Yadudah – 86 (43 children), Khusham - six (three children), at the al-Salhiyah CP - four (two children) and in Mazlum – four (three children).

Since December 2017, the Russian military medics provided medical aid to 9,267 Syiran including 3,384 children.

In total, 87,163 Syrians were provided with medical assistance by Russian military medics.

V. Mine Clearance

The SAA engineering units carry on the mine clearance operation in the settlements of Tell-Amari, Talbiseh, Nasiri-Harabesi, Homs province.

They have cleared up: 3 ha of the territory, 20 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 72 explosive devices including 10 improvised explosive devices.

In Homs province they cleared up: 192.8 ha of the territory, 600 buildings and 27.8km of roads. They found and defused 6,407 explosive devices including 2,048 improvised explosive devices.

VII. Arrangements for Refugee Reception

Head of the Centre for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement

Major General A. Tsygankov held meetings with Syrian Defence Minster Ali Abdullah Ayyoub and Chief of National Security Bureau Ali Mamlouk. The sides discussed repatriation of Syrian refugees,

as well as possibility for establishing a Joint Coordination Centre in Syria.

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.

The National Security Bureau and the Syrian Reconciliation Ministry supervises all events aimed at controlling refugee inflow, preparation of accommodation, infrastructure rehabilitation and humanitarian actions.

The Centre for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement held some working meetings:

with Chief of the Aleppo State Mukhabarat

to discuss the operational situation, a number of civilians wishing to return back home;

with representatives of Douma and Mazlum administrations (Deir ez-Zor) on humanitarian affairs and infrastructure rehabilitation.



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