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09.09.2018 (10:20)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (September 9, 2018)

Repatriation of Refugees from abroad

Over the past day, in total 107 people (32 women and 55 children) left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus, and al-Dabusya.

Since July 18, 2018, in total 11,814 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad:

11,496 refugees have left Lebanon, with 6,016 of them - via the Jeydet-Yabus CP, Zemrani – 3,250 people, 909 people via al-Dabusiyah, 854 people via the al-Qusayr and 318 via Talkalakh;

According to consolidated information, there are still 6,989,342 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 2,166,696 women and 3,494,671 children among them.

In 45 embassies of the Russian Federation in foreign countries where the Syrian refugees seek asylum, 30 countries (Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland, Cyprus, Belgium, Italy, Romania, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Argentina, 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 6,659,794 Syrians in these countries: (Turkey - 3,548,273, Lebanon - 976,002, Jordan - 670,429, Germany - 534,011, Egypt - 498,986, Iraq - 249,123, the Netherlands - 74,998, Austria - 42,505, Denmark - 17,995, Greece - 13,139 , Switzerland - 6,702, Cyprus - 4,965, Belgium - 3,982, Italy - 3,836, Romania - 3,101, Spain - 2,352, Ireland - 1,729, Malta - 1,289, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,630, Poland - 1,069, Argentina - 1,496, Luxembourg - 663, Croatia - 530, Slovenia - 460, Bulgaria - 180, Hungary - 51, Iceland - 197, Slovakia - 43, Czech Republic - 39, Latvia - 19).

It is estimated, that 1,712,264 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, Argentina - 30).

Since September 30, 2015, in total 241,094 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (72,310 women, 122,957 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.

Internal Displacement

It is reported that 371 Syrians returned back to:

Eastern Ghouta (Damascus province) - 28 people (14 women and 8 children). Since September 30, 2015 – 135,014 people;

343 people (women - 135, children - 146) and 11 vehicles returned back to the places of permanent residence in Deir ez-Zor and Damascus provinces through the al-Salhiyah CP. Since August 25, 2018, in total, 7,787 people (women – 2,764, children 3,658), 134 vehicles and 6 heads of cattle.

Since September 30, 2015, in total 1,228,885 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (368,900 women, 626,575 children). Since January 1, 2018, in total 146,523 people (44,191 women, 74,571 children).

Over the past day, no refugees have left the Idlib de-escalation zone. Since March 4, 2018, in total, 31,296 people (women – 9,388, children 15,960), 4,135 vehicles and 44,070 heads of cattle left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

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.

Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Eighteen buildings were recovered over the past day (Kafr-al-Tun – five (Hama province), Saida – four (Daraa province), Munbateh – three (Aleppo province), Marrat - six (Deir ez-Zor province)), a kindergarten and a bakery in Jisrein (Damascus province). Water intake area is being recovered in Yarmouk valley to provide more than 15,000 people with drinking water in Daraa province. Four enterprises have been commissioned (in Homs province - two agricultural enterprises providing 154 jobs, and one pharmaceutical company providing 37 jobs, and in Aleppo province - one pharmaceutical company providing 39 jobs). Two water pump stations have been recovered in Deir ez-Zor province.

They assessed the social infrastructure and facilities, housing fund, amount of construction materials available in Kafar-Abid (Aleppo province), and Kaukab (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:

Kafar-Abid– a dump truck, 12 windows, 8 cu m of brick, 6 cu m of cement, 5 tons of building bars, 500kg of lime and filling, 400m of water pipes, 500m of electric cables, to overhaul eight houses, water supply and a medical centre;



Kaukab – a excavator, 15 windows, 7 cu m of brick, 8 cu m of cement, 9 tons of building bars, 550kg of lime and filling, 300m of water pipes, 500m of electric cables, to overhaul four houses, a school and a medical centre.

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:

96 medical and 236 educational organizations (one over the past day) have been recovered;

three road bridges and 422.5 km of roads were recovered (11km - over the past day);

346.5km of power line have been installed (12km - over the past day);

90 power substations, 82 water supply facilities (3 - over the past day), 88 bakeries (one over the past day), 19 (4 over the past day) industrial enterprises have been put into operation.

Currently, in 163 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Latakia, Hama, Homs, work is underway to overhaul 112 schools, 84 kindergartens, 85 bakeries, 103 water pump stations, 86 power substations, 80 medical centres, 1,056 houses and 72 places of worships.

Humanitarian Assistance

Over the past day there were two humanitarian actions to distribute 3.2 tons of food supplies:

people in Marran (Aleppo province) received 450 food supplies with a total weight of 1.9; the Kadyrov Regional Public Fund also handed over a ton of bread.

People in al-Sawara, Daraa province, received 300 food sets with a total weight of 1.3 tons.

In Shayban-Pasha, Sheykh-Fars, al-Qasidiyah and Sheykh Hoder, al-Sahur districts 15 families of Syrian fallen servicemen received food sets 5kg each.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out 1,923 humanitarian actions, delivering 2,962.2 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

Besides, 119 civilians including 241 children received first medical aid in the town of al-Salhiyah (Deir ez-Zor province), Marran (Aleppo province), al-Savara (Daraa province).

In total, 92,455 Syrians were provided with medical assistance by Russian military medics.

Mine Clearance

The SAA engineering units carry on the mine clearance operation in the settlements of Deir Fur, Tel Bisa, Tel Dau, Homs province. They have cleared up: 5 ha of the territory, 6 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 75 explosive devices, including 3 improvised explosive devices.

In Damascus and Homs provinces they cleared up: 315.8ha of the territory, 861 buildings and 71 km of roads. They found and defused 8,444 explosive devices including 2,492 improvised explosive devices.

Arrangements for Refugee Reception

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. Efforts taken by the Syrian Arab Republic activate repatriation process.

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 Joint Coordination Committee of the Syrian Arab Republic on the repatriation of refugees headed by Local Administration Minister Hussein Makhlouf carries out social and economic activities to activate the process of infrastructure rehabilitation; all necessary measures are taken to enable refugees and internally displaced persons to return back to their homeland.

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

with the representatives of the Dimou (Hama province) to discuss how to facilitate rehabilitation of social facilities and create conditions for repatriation of refugees;

with a chairman of the commission on stabilization in Homs (Homs province) to discuss critical issues and coordinate joint work in the province;

with assistant chairman of the Coordination Committee on repatriation of Syrian refugees Mutez Kattan in Damascus (Damascus province) to discuss organisation of international conference on repatriation of refugees.



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