2024-08-19 14:45:16
Minister Sharaf Eldin said in an interview with Sputnik: “The assets and savings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are being depleted because they are burdened with huge obligations due to the situation in Ukraine and asylum.” A large number of Ukrainian citizens are leaving for Europe, This has led to neglect of displaced Syrians.
Sharaf al-Din warned that “the EU’s decision to reduce support for displaced people is tantamount to a death sentence for them because the EU voted to keep displaced Syrians in Lebanon and they are taking all measures to prevent their displacement Disadvantageous migration to Europe”. sea, and they also threatened to stop aid. “
He explained, “The committee stated that aid to displaced Syrians will be significantly reduced and may be stopped until May next year.”
Sharaf al-Din revealed that “many Syrian families wish to return, but donor countries, through the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, have adopted a policy of intimidation and intimidation against displaced persons that prevents their return.”
He emphasized that “the Syrian state responded to the request of the Ministry of Displaced Persons Affairs, approved the Lebanese government’s plan, and supported the gradual return in batches based on Syria’s economic realities.”
“The way to return is to submit the registered list to the Syrian National Security Agency, so that Damascus knows all the registered names and their legal status, so that there are no delays at the border,” Sharafuddin explained, before the convoy returned and crossed.
He explained that “the Lebanese Council of Ministers recently reassigned him to the file of displaced Syrians (Voluntary Return) under Article 2 confidentiality and to communicate with the Syrian authorities to coordinate and initiate returns.” He noted that “each Each minister concerned with the file on the return of displaced Syrians will submit a report on the implementation of the tasks related to the file.”
Minister Sharaf al-Din noted that “the profile of displaced Syrians is a priority for the Lebanese state, but the development of the situation and the escalation of Israeli attacks on border villages and towns require a focus on dealing with Israeli attacks and their consequences”.
He emphasized that “work to register names and track logistical operations for voluntary returns is continuing in coordination with all relevant ministries and agencies. Depending on the development of the situation in Lebanon, the date for the return of the convoy will be in the coming period.”
Lebanon has been suffering from the Syrian displacement crisis since 2011. , the number of refugees registered on the site is 840,000, and there are approximately 3,100 refugee camps in Lebanon, most of them in the Bekaa and the north.
It is worth noting that after the return process was resumed after a three-year interruption due to the COVID-19 quarantine, the number of displaced persons voluntarily returning to Syria reached 43,254 by 2022.
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