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06.08.2018 (10:18)

Bulletin of the Centre for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees (August 6, 2018)

Return of Refugees from abroad

According to reviewed data, since August 4 in total 274 people have passed from Lebanon to Syria. 182 people have passed via the Jaydet-Yabus (53 women and 102 children) and 92 people via the al-Dabusya CP (20 women and 48 children).

Since July 18, 2018, in total 5,460 refugees have left Lebanon, with 2,893 of them - via the Zemrani CP, Jaydet-Yabus – 1,952 people, 343 people via al-Dabusiyah and 272 people via the al-Qusayr and 318 people via the Nasib CP.

According to consolidated information, there are still 6,956,573 registered refugees seeking asylum in 45 countries worldwide, with 2,086,972 women and 3,547,852 children among them.

In 45 embassies of the Russian Federation in foreign countries where the Syrian refugees seek asylum, 26 countries (Turkey, Lebanon, Germany, Jordan, Iraq, Italy, Egypt, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania, Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, 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 6,776,513 Syrians in these countries: Turkey – 3,541,572, Lebanon – 976,065, Germany – 534,011, Jordan – 667,372, Iraq– 251,157, Egypt – 498,986, the Netherlands – 74,998, Austria – 42,505, Denmark – 17,995, 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 235,058 Syrians have returned back to their homes from abroad (70,478 women, 119,810 children).

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

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 Syrian leadership continues working on repatriation of Syrian refugees and reaffirms the readiness to ensure security guarantees, employment, housing, assistance in document re-issuance, as well as humanitarian and other aid for Syrian refugees returning back from abroad.

Internal Displacement

It is reported that 312 Syrians returned back to:

Eastern Ghouta - 87 people (23 women and 39 children), in total - 74,416 people;

Homs province – 225 Syrians (women - 69 and children – 121), January 1, 2018 – 26,482 people;

In Khusham (Deir ez-Zor province), 26 people (women - 8 and children -14) were accommodated in recovered houses, since February 8, 2018 – 7,401 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 1,214,804 IDPs have returned back to their homes in the Syrian Arab Republic (364,439 women, 619,551 children).

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.

Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Over the past day, 12 dwellings in Khusham (7) and Al-Tabiyah (3), Marrat (2) (Deir ez-Zor province).

They assessed the social infrastructure and facilities, housing fund, amount of construction materials available in Salah-Adin, Tariq-Gasan, Karim Hun, Salakhin (Aleppo), Nashabiyah (Eastern Ghouta) and Al Jajiyah (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:

Salah-Adin – a tractor and dump truck, 24 duraliminim windows, 12 cu m of cement, 25 cu m of lumber, 850kg of lime and filling, 1,500m of water tubes, 1,250m of electric cables, to overhaul a school, two dwellings and a water pump station;

Tariq-Gasan – a bulldozer, 32 duraliminim windows, 18 cu m of cement, 45 cu m of lumber, 950kg of finishing materials (filler, lime), 750m of electric cables to restore a school and a bakery.

Karim Hun – one bulldozer, one tractor, 490m of water pipes to repair a water supply system, 190 cu m of bricks, 30 cu m of cement, 46 duraliminim windows, 24 floor slabs to overhaul three dwellings;

Salakhin - a mobile drilling unit, 10 cu m of cement, 1,400m of water pipes, a step-down transformer, a diesel generator, 2,500m of electric cable to restore water and power supply systems.

Nashabiyah – a wheeled crane, 36 duraliminim windows, 32 cu m of cement, 58 cu m of lumber, 22 floor slabs, 500 cubic metres of brick, 1,300 m of pipes, diesel generator, 1,500 m of electrical cable to restore two houses and a school;

Al Jajiyah – a dump truck, diesel generator, mobile drilling unit, 1,400m water pipes, 1,500m electric cables, 500 cu m of brick to build a bakery and overhaul a water pump station.

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;

270.5km of roads were recovered (1km - over the past day);

200km of power line have been installed (1km - over the past day);

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

Currently, in 57 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Hama, Homs, work is underway to overhaul 44 schools, 16 kindergartens, 31 bakeries, 26 water pump stations,

11 electric substations, 14 medical centres and 197 houses.

The Talbiseh – Al-Rastan highway is being recovered as well as the Homs – Hama power lines.

Humanitarian Assistance

Over the past day there have been a humanitarian action in Khusham, Deir ez-Zor province, to distribute 2.8 tons of food supplies.

In total, the Russian side has organised and carried out 1,886 humanitarian actions, delivering 2,880.76 tons of food supplies, the bare necessities and bottled water.

Russian military police ensure safety of humanitarian actions.

Besides, the Akhmat Kadyrov Public Foundation handed over a ton of bread to people in Salah-Adin (Aleppo).

Eleven people including four children were provided with medical aid in al-Salhiyah, Khusham, Marrat.

They issued 17 packs of baby food, 4 boxes of multivitamins, 4 bottles of antiseptic, 4 packs of antibiotic.

In total, 87,270 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 Tell-Amari, Talbiseh, Nasiri-Harabesi, Homs province. They have cleared up: 2ha of the territory, 10 buildings and 1km of roads.

They found and defused 51 explosive devices including 23 improvised explosive devices.

In Homs province they cleared up: 199.8ha of the territory, 630 buildings and 35.8km of roads. They found and defused 6,580 explosive devices including 2,090 improvised explosive devices.

Arrangements for Refugee Reception

The government program one restoration settlements liberated from the militants has started in 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. .

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 with the support of the Russian military police servicemen held some working meetings:

with the representatives of the Al Jajiyah administration (Idlib province) to discuss rehabilitation of social facilities and creation of conditions for repatriation of refugees;

with administration of the Jebab refugee camp (170 refugees –43 women and 84 children) in Daraa province to discuss humanitarian actions and creation of favourable conditions for repatriation.



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