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06.10.2018 (15:30)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (October 06, 2018)

I. Return of Refugees from abroad

Over the past day, in total 153 people (46 women and 78 children) left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus CP.

Since July 18, 2018, in total 16,729 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad:

16,411 refugees have left Lebanon, with 9,626 of them - via the Jeydet-Yabus CP, Zemrani – 3,577 people, 1,793 people via al-Dabusiyah, 854 people via the al-Qusayr and 561 via Talkalakh;

318 people have passed via the Nasib CP from Jordan.

According to consolidated information provided by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, as for October 1, 2018 there are still 6,639,529 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 1,991,859 women and 3,319,765 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 6,309,981 Syrians in these countries: (Turkey - 3,564,919, Lebanon - 976,002, Jordan - 671,428, Germany - 534,011, Egypt - 131,019, Iraq - 248,698, Netherlands - 74,998, Austria - 42,505, Denmark - 17,995, Greece - 13,139, Switzerland-6,702, Cyprus-5,899, 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 246,009 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (73,797 women, 125,452 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

It is reported that 227 Syrians returned back to:

Eastern Ghouta (Damascus province) - 20 people (7 women and 7 children). Since September 30, 2015 – 135,748 people (40,744 women, 67,848 children);

207 people (women - 64, children - 111) and 9 vehicles returned back to the places of permanent residence in Deir ez-Zor, Damascus and Hama provinces through the checkpoint al-Salhiyah. Since August 25, 2018, in total, 16,215 people (women – 5,672, children 7,98), 355 vehicles.

Over the past day, no refugees have left the Idlib de-escalation zone. Since March 4, 2018, in total, 33,848 people (women – 10,391, children 16,875), 4,232 vehicles and 44,352 heads of cattle left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Since September 30, 2015, in total 1,240,599 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (372,878 women, 632,456 children). Since January 1, 2018, 158,237 IDPs (47,880 women, 80,073 children).

III. Cities and Towns Ready to Receive Refugees

There are 1,497,650 places arranged to receive and accommodate refugees in 412 settlements less affected by the combat actions.

IV. Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Twenty three buildings were recovered over the past day (Jobar - four, Damascus province, Munbate - six, Aleppo province, Safsafa - seven, Hama prvince, Djasim - six, Daraa province) a bakery and a kindergarten in Izzeddin (Homs province).

They assessed the social infrastructure and facilities, housing fund, amount of construction materials available in Kafr-Nasidj and al-Taiha (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:

Kafr-Nasidj – two excavators, four dump trucks, 43 windows, 56 cu m of brick, 33 cu m of cement, 2,350kg of lime and filling, 4,520m of water pipes, 2,800m of electric cables and 37 tons of building bars to overhaul eight houses and water pump station.

Al-Taiha – a dump truck, a wheeled crane, 22 windows, 18 cu m of brick, 23 cu m of cement, 15 tons of building bars, 1,350kg of lime and filling, 2,340m of water pipes, 1,050m of electric cables, to overhaul six houses and a bakery.

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

Since July 18, 2018, in total, in the Syrian Arab Republic:

103 medical and 246 educational organizations (oner over the past day) have been recovered;

five road bridges and 625 km of roads were recovered (9km - over the past day);

568km of power line have been installed (5km - over the past day);

98 power substations, 94 water supply facilities, 95 bakeries, 33 industrial enterprises have been put into operation.

Currently, in 257 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Latakia, Hama, Homs, work is underway to overhaul 160 schools, 139 kindergartens, 135 bakeries, 158 water pump stations, 142 power substations, 132 medical centres, 1,717 houses and 80 place of worships.

Today, the 4th International Exhibition for the Reconstruction of Syria, which was attended by 270 companies from 29 countries, is coming to an end in Damascus. During the event, the expositions of infrastructure projects, electricity, housing, sea and rail transportation were presented.

V. Humanitarian Assistance

No humanitarian actions were held over the past day.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out 1,953 humanitarian actions, delivering 3,052.2 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

Forty-seven civilians including 31 children received first medical aid in the town of al-Salhiyah (Deir ez-Zor province).

In total, 95,075 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 Jubb al-Jarrah, Tell Dawoud (Homs province), Hader, Shaukatliya, Oufaniya and al-Othmaniyah, al-Quneitra province. They have cleared up: 6 ha of the territory, 7 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 36 explosive devices including 1 improvised explosive devices.

In Homs, Daraa and al-Quneitra provinces they cleared up: 466.8 ha of the territory, 1,023 buildings and 98km of roads. They found and defused 9,585 explosive devices including 2,670 improvised explosive devices.

VII. 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.



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