As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid
With more than 7.4 million Syrians still displaced inside the country, a lack of housing, work and services is preventing many from going home, with more international support needed to ensure returns are possible and sustainable By Hameed Maarouf and Celine Schmitt...
High Commissioner’s statement at the Brussels Syria Conference
By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Thank you, Chair. Year after year I have stood in this very forum to advocate on behalf of the Syrian people – especially the millions of Syrians who, over 14 years, were forced to flee their homes: 13 million of...
If we neglect immediate humanitarian needs in Syria, social and political divisions will not heal
Without global support, millions of Syrian refugees and displaced people will see their dream of return ruined, warns Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees By Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ibtihal and her family returned home to the...