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31.08.2018 (13:39)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (August 31, 2018)

Return of Refugees from abroad

Since July 18, 2018, in total 9,570 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad:

9,252 refugees have left Lebanon, with 4,590 of them - via the Jeydet-Yabus CP, Zemrani – 3,250 people, 802 people via al-Dabusiyah and 598 people via the al-Qusayr and 12 via Talkalakh;

318 people have passed via the Nasib CP from Jordan.

According to consolidated information, there are still 6,985,282 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 2,095,585 women and 3,562,494 children among them.

In 45 embassies of the Russian Federation in foreign countries where the Syrian refugees seek asylum, 29 countries(Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Switzerland, 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 6,651,845 Syrians in these countries: (Turkey - 3,548,273, Lebanon - 976,002, Jordan - 668,123, 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, Belgium - 3,982, Italy - 3,836, Romania - 3,111, Spain - 2,352, Ireland - 1,729, Malta - 1,289, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,630, Poland - 1,069, Argentina - 818, Luxembourg - 663, Croatia - 530, Slovenia - 460, Bulgaria - 180, Hungary - 51, Iceland - 197, Slovakia - 43, Czech Republic - 39, Latvia - 19).

It is estimated, that 1,712,234 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 238,850 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (71,637 women, 121,829 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 1040 Syrians returned back to:

Eastern Ghouta - 67 people (14 women and 40 children), in total - 134,676 people. .

973 people (women - 367, children - 448) and 12 vehicles returned back to the places of permanent residence in Deir ez-Zor, Damascus and Homs provinces through the checkpoint al-Salhiyah. Since August 4, 2018, in total, 4,160 people (women – 1,472, children 1,949), 49 vehicles and 6 heads of cattle.

Since September 30, 2015, in total 1,224,920 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (367,476 women, 624,709 children). Since January 1, 2018, 142,558 IDPs (42,767 women, 72,705 children).

In total since March 4, 2018 31,296 people (women – 9,388, children 15,960), 4,135 vehicles and 44,070 heads of cattle left the Idlib de-escalation zone.

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.

Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Twenty two buildings were recovered over the past day (Al-Safira - nine, Aleppo province, Bayt-Sawa - four, Damascus province, Kawkab - four, Hama province, al-Quneitra - five) and a medical centre in Arbin (Damascus province).

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

Tall-Yasel – an excavator, a dump truck, 16 windows, 7 cu m of brick, 9 cu m of cement, 8 tons of building bars, 350kg of lime and filling, 950m of electric cables, to overhaul five houses and a school.

Hasiya– a grader, a wheeled crane, a dump truck, 28 windows, 8 cu m of brick, 9 cu m of cement, 11 tons of building bars, 800kg of lime and filling, 27 floor slabs, 1,600m of water pipes, 1,250m of electric cables, to overhaul eight houses, schools and kindergarten.

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:

94 medical and 226 educational organizations (one over the past day) have been recovered;

342.5km of roads were recovered (7km - over the past day);

267.5km of power line have been installed (6.5km - over the past day);

88 power substations, 74 water supply facilities, two oil wells and two fuel-energy complexes have been put into operation.

Currently, in 132 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Latakia, Hama, Homs, work is underway to overhaul 89 schools, 65 kindergartens, 64 bakeries, 72 water pump stations, 59 power substations, 62 medical centres, 652 houses and 64 place of worships.

Humanitarian Assistance

Over the past day there were two humanitarian actions to distribute 3,6 tons of food supplies:

People in Douma, Damascus province, received 400 food sets with a total weight of 1.7 tons.

People in Khusham, Deir ez-Zor province, received 450 food sets with a total weight of 1.9 tons.

Besides, fifteen families in Aleppo received a targeted aid (food sets with a total weight of 75 kg). The Kadyrov Regional Public Fund also distributed a ton of bread.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out 1,914 humanitarian actions, delivering 2,953.31 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

Besides 117 civilians including 51 children received first medical aid in the towns of Marrat, Khusham and al-Salhiyah (Deir ez-Zor province), and Douma (Damascus province).

In total, 91,191 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 Tel Bisa, Hamidiya, Gur, Homs province. They have cleared up: 4 ha of the territory, 2 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 53 explosive devices including 12 improvised explosive devices.

In Homs and Damascus provinces they cleared up: 285.8ha of the territory, 821 buildings and 62 km of roads. They found and defused 7,939 explosive devices including 2,453 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. 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.

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.

Officers of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees with support of the Russian military police held a working meeting with representatives of local administrations of Homs province to discuss cooperation in rehabilitation of social infrastructure and creating favorable conditions for repatriation of Syrian refugees.



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